Certified Clinical Medical Assistant 16 Week

What is a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant?

A Clinical Medical Assistant is a multi-skilled allied health care professional that specializes in procedures commonly performed in the ambulatory health care setting. Clinical Medical Assistants perform both clinical and administrative duties and provide skilled assistance to a variety of providers including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They typically work in medical offices, clinics, urgent care centers and may work in general medicine or specialty practices.

Common duties of a Clinical Medical Assistant include administrative and clinical tasks, such as:
 

• Taking patient histories and vitals
•  Assisting providers with exams and procedures
• Administering injections and medications
• Preparing laboratory specimens
• Performing EKG, Phlebotomy, and laboratory procedures
• Checking patients in and out upon arrival and departure
• Answering phone calls and questions
• Working in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Insurance, Billing & Coding

Total number of Hours: 494

$ 4,995 Class Fee Includes:

• Instructional Cost
• Uniforms
• CPR (American Heart Association) 
• NHA Study Prep Materials/Certification Exam

Lab Location:

St. Petersburg College - Clearwater Campus
2465 Drew Street
Clearwater, FL 33765
Bldg/Room: NM-220 (Clinical Skills Lab)

Admission Requirements: Please review the Admission Document before registration
**All admission requirements must be received at least one week prior to the class start date**

Class Schedule:  August 5th, 2024 - December 5th, 2024

12 weeks via Zoom Live Online Lecture- (August 5th - October 28th, 2024)

Monday:   9 am - 11 am
Thursday: 9 am - 11 am
 
Lab Schedule: October 31st - December 5th, 2024

4 weeks at Clearwater Campus Clinical Skills Lab

Monday: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 

Link for:
Detailed Class and Lab Schedule PDF

Optional 80 Hour Externship


 *Please Note: Attendance is mandatory in order to sit for the NHA certification exam, and ALL coursework must be completed*


Contact Information: CEregistration@spcollege.edu or 727-341-4445.



Refund Policy:

Fees are refundable if a student withdraws in writing prior to the first class meeting or prior to the second meeting of a class lasting more than one day. However, fees are not refundable once the student has logged in to the online content for the course.

All course materials (books, assessments, handouts, disks, unique online codes, etc.) must be returned, unused, within three days of the refund request in order for full refunds to be processed.  If course materials are used or not returned within the three day time period, a partial refund (the cost of course minus the cost of course materials) will be given.

For a refund, email us at workforce@spcollege.edu