College Profile: Brightwood College-Corpus Christi

The Registered Medical Assistant program includes instruction in both the clinical and administrative aspects of medical assisting, anatomy and physiology, and CPR certification. Students have the opportunity to practice the skills they learned in class during their externship. Graduates of this program may perform duties in both the administrative and clinical areas of a doctor's office, clinic, or other medical facilities. Specific duties may include assisting the physician with exams and minor surgery, administering medication, performing electrocardiographs, phlebotomy, minor laboratory procedures, and vital signs, interviewing patients for medical histories, medical record documentation, reception duties, insurance billing, and bookkeeping duties.

The Medical Office Specialist program can prepare you with the knowledge, technical skills and work habits required for entry?level positions in private physicians' offices, clinics, hospital clerical departments, professional medical facilities The program focuses on computerized medical procedures in insurance, bookkeeping, word processing and transcription. A medical office specialist will fill duties such as filing insurance claims for group and private practice insurance, preparing DRG?s, completing medical transcriptions, performing reception duties and taking responsibility for accounts, patient files as well as payroll and financial statements.

Train to become an integral part of a health care team as a licensed vocational nurse with an education from Career Centers of Texas.* Reporting directly to a physician or registered nurse, licensed vocational nurses care for patients of all ages in a wide variety of clinical settings. Our vocational nursing program can prepare you for entry into this rewarding career field.