Basic X-Ray Diploma Program in Hollywood, Florida

Program Objective: To prepare students to acquire the necessary skills to perform under the supervision of a physician providing medical office administrative services, clinical duties, including patient intake and care, routine, diagnostic, and basic x-ray procedures.

Program Description: The Medical Assistant Technician with Basic X-Ray Diploma program prepares students for various entry- level allied health positions that are administrative or clinical in nature. Upon completion, a diploma will be awarded, and the graduates will have the entry-level skills of a Medical Assistant with Basic X-Ray and be qualified to interview for positions in a variety of healthcare facilities. The 1300 Clock Hour program includes 900 hours classroom training (Academy Instruction), 200 hours in a clinical ( Practical Application) setting taught under the supervision of a Qualify Instructor, and 200 Externships hours.

What do Medical Assistants do?

Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks in hospitals, offices of physicians, and other healthcare facilities. They also do the following:

• Record patient history and personal information
• Measure vital signs, such as blood pressure.
• Help physicians with patient examinations.
• Give patients injections or medications as directed by physicians and as permitted by state law.
• Schedule patient appointments
• Prepare blood samples for laboratory tests.
• Enter patient information into medical records.

Medical assistants take and record patients’ personal information. They must be able to keep that information confidential and discuss it only with other medical personnel who are involved in treating the patient.

lectronic health records (EHRs) are changing some medical assistants’ jobs. More and more physicians are adopting EHRs, moving all their patient information from paper to electronic records. Assistants need to learn the EHR software that their office uses.

Employment Outlook

Employment of medical assistants is projected to grow 16 percent from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations. About 123,000 openings for medical assistants are projected each year, on average. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical Assistants, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-assistants.htm (visited March 16, 2023).