Health Systems Medical Assistant Certification

PURPOSE
This credential is designed to document the acquisition of basic administrative and clinical skills required for the health systems medical assistant. This credential documents development of knowledge and skills required for safe and effective care of patients and assisting of medical providers in the clinical setting as well as those skills related to front office, patient reception, and other administrative tasks.

AUDIENCE
This credential is appropriate for the health systems medical assistant working in the administrative and clinical setting, such as a hospital, clinic, and physician’s office or in other ambulatory or residential healthcare settings.

HEALTH SYSTEMS MEDICAL ASSISTANT WORKPLACE TASKS:

• Communicate with others using appropriate medical terminology and anatomical and physiological terms
• Explain how to use nutritional guidance tools and dietary guidelines to patients  
• Take a thorough medical history and measure vital signs of patients
• Organize equipment, prepare patient, document, and assist provider with physical examinations
• Organize equipment, prepare patient, document, and assist provider with special clinical procedures
• Apply special strategies and precautions for pediatric and geriatric patients
• Provide patient education as directed by provider  
• Apply strategies to support patients who are coping with stress, grief, depression, and emotions  
• Apply strategies to assist provider in therapies for mental disorder categories
• Safely and accurately administer medications using a variety of routes under supervision of provider
• Assist provider in a variety of diagnostic procedures 
• Assist provider in minor surgical procedures
• Assist provider in apply physical therapy and rehabilitation modalities 
• Communicate using professional interpersonal and written skills  
• Demonstrate professionalism in the workplace  
• Comply with all healthcare laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines related to the workplace  
• Behave in a highly ethical way according to accepted medical ethical conduct standards  
• Work within the scope of practice for a medical assistant  
• Apply general safety precautions for the medical environment

EXAM STRUCTURE OVERVIEW
Number of Questions in Exam: 75
Total Time: 90 minutes
Overall Passing Score: 70%
(All sections require an individual passing score of 70%)