Medical Office Assistant And Unit Clerk in Sait, Canada

Medical Office Assistant And Unit Clerk in Sait

Program Highlights

Through courses in patient records management, health information law and billing, you can train for a career as a medical office assistant and unit clerk to assist healthcare professionals in medical offices and other health-care facilities.

Program description

The Medical Office Assistant and Unit Clerk program is innovative in providing the necessary hands-on and theoretical expertise required by those wishing to combine the skills of a unit clerk and a medical office assistant. Successful graduates will be proficient in medical office procedures, organization, structure and chart management functions of a patient record, computer software, emerging client care software, basic billing duties, office procedures, and health information law in a client-care setting.

Courses in this program are conducted on SAIT campus and online. A four-week, unpaid practicum at a health care facility or medical office setting in or outside Calgary is required for successful completion of this program.

Certain courses are available by distance education or continuing education - COMP 264, HILA 200 and MEDT 211.  The courses must be completed within the time frame shown in the Program Outline.  Please be advised that full-time student status requires the student to take 60 percent of a full course load per semester.   Depending on the number of courses completed by distance education or continuing education, students may be considered a part-time student, which may impact their financial loan status.

As some of the content is delivered in an online environment, students require a personal computer with Internet access.

Your career

Graduates are employed as medical office assistants, secretaries, and unit or admitting clerks in health care facilities, physician offices, regional health, chiropractic and rehabilitation centres.

• Graduates of the Medical Office Assistant and Unit Clerk program have a 94% employment rate.

Student success

• Students with higher secondary or post-secondary marks usually experience greater success in SAIT programs.
• Students who experience success in this program have proficient communication skills in English.
• Health care practitioners are detail oriented in the care they provide and enjoy working in a team environment.
• Basic computer skills are essential for success in the program.

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