They answer telephones, greet patients, update and file patient medical records, fill out insurance forms, handle correspondence, schedule appointments, arrange for hospital admission and laboratory services, handle billing and bookkeeping and maintain computer administration and reporting programs. Clinical duties include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, preparing patients for examinations and assisting during an examination, collect and prepare laboratory specimens, conducting basic laboratory tests, sterilizing medical instruments and assisting in minor surgeries. You may instruct patients about medication and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to pharmacy, draw blood, prepare patients for X-rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures and change dressings. Making it Work Our outstanding record of placement offers students a variety of options. Our country-wide affiliation with independent colleges and schools offers employment opportunities almost anywhere in the nation.
Classes start soon and class sizes are limited.
The College also assists with many part-time employment opportunities. Our address is Spring at Sixteenth, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101.