Academic Programs
Healthcare Administrative Assistant, A.A.S.
Overview
A healthcare administrative assistant performs the confidential administrative and clerical work of a medical office. The variety of duties may include bookkeeping, billing, scheduling appointments, and processing insurance claims. Healthcare administrative assistant may be responsible for telephone, mail, transcription and typing duties. Other duties include ordering laboratory tests and supplies, as well as receiving, interviewing and instructing patients.
Locations
Canby, Granite Falls, Jackson, Online, Pipestone, Worthington
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall - Year 1 | ||
| ADSA 1100 | College Keyboarding I | 3 |
| BUS 2242 | Business Communications | 3 |
| ENGL 1101 | Composition I | 3 |
| HC 1151 | Body Structure & Function | 3 |
| HC 1180 | Medical Terminology in Healthcare | 2 |
| HIMC 1150 | Introduction to Medical Coding, Billing & Insurance | 3 |
| Credits Fall - Year 1 | 17 | |
| Spring - Year 1 | ||
| ADSA 1105 | College Keyboarding II | 3 |
| ADSM 1190 | Healthcare Documentation | 4 |
| HC 2120 | Disease Conditions | 3 |
| CSCI 1102 | Computer Applications I | 3 |
| CMST 1101 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Credits Spring - Year 1 | 16 | |
| Fall - Year 2 | ||
| ADSA 1122 | Word Processing I | 2 |
| ADSM 1120 | Medical Office Procedures I | 4 |
| ADSA 1145 | Supervisory Management | 3 |
| NSCI 1100 | Issues in the Environment | 3 |
| ADSA 1111 | Office Management | 3 |
| Credits Fall - Year 2 | 15 | |
| Spring - Year 2 | ||
| ADSA 1123 | Word Processing II | 2 |
| GSCL 1105 | Job Seeking | 1 |
| PSYC 1150 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| HC 1290 | Health Care and Society | 1 |
| ADSA 1141 | Customer Service for Office Professionsals | 2 |
| Credits Spring - Year 2 | 12 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 60 |