Medical Office Specialist - Administrative Secretary
(Associate of Applied Science Degree Program)
Catalog Year 2008-09
MHCC Faculty Advisor:
Carole Wickham: 503-491-7195 - Room AC 2772 Carole.Wickham@mhcc.edu
A Medical Office specialist as an Administrative Secretary will gain skills in patient relations, reception, medical records, computers, scheduling, coding, and billing. This option appeals to one who enjoys helping people, wants to work in a professional setting, and prefers a variety of job assignments.
Students interested in administrative work in a medical setting should enjoy working with healthcare professionals, demonstrate strong communication skills, show an interest in medical and health issues, and be dedicated to professionalism. Students should have typing competency and basic formatting knowledge before enrolling in classes in this program.
Upon graduation students may be hired to work in physicians’ offices, public and private hospitals, teaching hospitals, clinics, laboratories, insurance companies, and governmental facilities.
Program Outcomes
At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- discuss the roles of the healthcare team members, elements of successful leadership, and problem-solving strategies
- describe medical terminology, including disease processes and pharmacology
- differentiate verbal and nonverbal communication, including gender differences, cultural awareness and sensitivity, and the elements of speaking and listening
- describe the knowledge and skills required of an administrative secretary
- compare and contrast the billing and coding elements
- complete a professional resume
- describe job searches and correct interview techniques.
Please check the MHCC website for any curricular changes that have
occurred since the catalog was published.
| First Quarter (Fall) |
Cr |
| MO110 |
Powerful Strategies for the Office Team |
4 |
| MO116 |
Medical Office Procedures |
4 |
| BT110 |
Business Editing |
3 |
| BT116 |
Communication Technologies
|
3 |
| BT123A |
Keyboarding Skill Development or
BT123B Keyboarding
Skill Refinement |
3 |
| 17 |
| Second Quarter (Winter) |
|
| MO114 |
Medical Terminology I |
3 |
| MO230 |
Medical Coding I - ICD-9-CM |
3 |
| BA131 |
Introduction to Business Computing 1 |
4 |
| BT111 |
Editing Techniques |
3 |
| WR121 |
English Composition1 |
3 |
| 16 |
| Third Quarter (Spring) |
|
| MO115 |
Medical Terminology II |
3 |
| MO117 |
Hospital Administrative Procedures |
4 |
| MO120 |
Introduction to Medical Transcription1 |
3 |
| MO212 |
Diversity and Healthcare |
3 |
| MO231 |
Medical Coding II - Procedural Coding |
4 |
| 17 |
| Fourth Quarter (Fall) |
|
| MA125 |
Disease Processes |
3 |
| MO121 |
Medical Transcription I1 |
3 |
| MO240 |
Medical Office Billing I |
3 |
| BA205 |
Business Communications |
4 |
| PSY201 |
General Psychology
|
3 |
| 16 |
| Fifth Quarter (Winter) |
|
| MA224 |
Medical Law and Ethics |
3 |
| MO241 |
Medical Office Billing II |
3 |
| BA211 |
Principles of Accounting I |
4 |
| BT125 |
Microsoft Word Training1
|
3 |
| MTH65 |
Beginning Algebra II1,2‡ |
4 |
| 17 |
| Sixth Quarter (Spring) |
|
| MA123 |
Pharmacology for Medical Office Occupations |
3 |
| MO214 |
Building a Professional Portfolio |
1 |
| BT118 |
Records and Information Management |
3 |
| HPE295 |
Health and Fitness for Life |
3 |
| SP111 |
Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
3 |
| WE280MO_ |
Cooperative Education Internship |
4 |
| 17 |
Medical Office students are required to have a criminal background
check (http://www.mhcc.edu/docs/docsAlliedHealth/criminalbackgroundcheck.pdf),
and a current Tuberculin skin test (PPD) at the
beginning of the MO110 Powerful Skills for the Office Team class.
Medical Office students must document completion of the three-dose
Hepatitis B vaccine series and complete a Measles Immunization
Clearance Certificate for School Attendance form prior to beginning
the externship placement process. Some externship sites may require further
immunizations. See program director for site specific
requirements.
Note: A minimum grade of C is required in all courses.
1 Prerequisite. See course description in back of catalog.
2 Students may not use demonstrated proficiency on the
College Placement Test (CPT) to satisfy this requirement.
‡See pages 7-10 of the printed catalog.
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