Medical Office Assistants are generally employed by medical offices, clinics, medical centres, medical claims insurance companies, hospitals, nursing homes or any medical businesses that use personal computers with the Microsoft Office applications. There is a high demand for Microsoft Office Skills especially with medical terminology and medical billing skills. We have high placement rates for graduates from this program.

Medical office duties may include answering phones, filing documents, scheduling appointments for the doctor and using a computer for Microsoft Office applications in an office environment. On a typical day one might type letters using Word or enter data into spreadsheets using Excel: prepare reports and graphs using Excel, enter data into the patient's EMR: record financial transactions and prepare simple financial statements. Communication with patients and other medical staff will be of paramount importance. Also, one would evaluate, establish and administer health records management systems to ensure confidential, secure, accessible and organized electronic and paper records. The use of interpersonal and client service skills to respond to the diverse needs of clients, families, and the health care team are also important duties in a typical medical office environment.