PCI Health Training Center

Become A Dental Assistant In As Little As 9 Months

PCI Health Training Center offers numerous accredited health care training courses, and has now added a Dental Assistant Program. With campuses in both Richardson and Dallas, PCI is committed to meeting the educational challenges of graduating men and women who are qualified and job-ready for employment in the growing health care industry. For more information, contact us today at (214) 630-0568.

Introducing PCI Health Training's New Dental Assistant Program

PCI Health Training Center offers numerous accredited health care training courses, and has now added a Dental Assistant Program. With campuses in both Richardson and Dallas, PCI is committed to meeting the educational challenges of graduating men and women who are qualified and job-ready for employment in the growing health care industry. For more information, contact us today at (214) 630-0568.

Common Facilities that Employ Medical Assistants

Medical assistants are healthcare professionals who perform clerical and clinical tasks alongside physicians and various medical specialists. This includes assisting with medical examinations, collecting and processing patient specimens, performing diagnostic tests, preparing and administering medications, scheduling appointments, processing insurance claims, and organizing patient information. If you’re interested in an exciting new career, then consider some of the most common facilities employing medical assistants:

• Physicians’ Offices: According to a 2007 report from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, doctors’ offices employ over 269,000 medical assistants; while the numbers may have changed slightly over the years, physicians’ offices still tend to employ the greatest number of medical assistants nationally.

• Specialty Practices: Many medical assistants also perform clerical and clinical work in various specialty practices, including cardiology, dermatology, gastroenterology, pediatrics, otolaryngology, and pulmonology offices.

• Hospitals Hospitals: all over the country employ thousands of medical assistants to help maintain patient records, perform administrative tasks, and attend to clients.

• Diagnostic Imaging Facilities: Medical assistants are typically front-lined at diagnostic imaging centers, preparing and performing patient testing on behalf of physicians and medical specialists. As a diagnostic imaging technician, these medical assistants are responsible for performing x-rays, ultrasounds, MRIs, CT scans, mammograms, EKGs, and various other tests.

• Medical Insurance Offices:  Insurance offices often employ medical assistants to help authorize medical pre-certifications and handle patient case management services. While these individuals often do not have personal interaction with patients, they help provide the medical insight necessary to enable insurance companies to authorize inpatient and outpatient medical services for their clients.

If you’re looking for the best health care training facility in your area, then look no further than PCI Health Training Center. With three areas of career focus, including medical assistant, medical office assistant, and patient care technician, PCI is your number-one resource for health career training programs. Contact us today at (888) 904-8952 to get started.

A Look at the Specialties Within the Medical Assistant Program at PCI

PCI’s medical assistant program trains students to work as entry-level medical assistants in a clinic, hospital, or doctor’s office. There are a number of specialties within this career category, including: administrative office assistant, Medical Office Manager, Phlebotomist, and Physical Therapy Technician. Here is a brief look at each of those specialties:

Administrative Office Assistant

An administrative office assistant provides clerical support to a workplace. He or she would be responsible for greeting patients in-person and on the phone, organizing patient files, and liaising between medical professionals and patients.

Medical Office Manager

A medical office manager is responsible for the overall administrative operations of a clinic, hospital division or doctor’s office. He or she might also supervise other administrative staff, including administrative office assistants, receptionists, or filing clerks.

Phlebotomist

Phlebotomists are medically trained to take blood samples from patients for donations, transfusions, or research.

Physical Therapy Technician

A physical therapy technician works under the direction of a physical therapist to assist patients in recovering from illness, injury, and surgery. They typically also perform administrative tasks such as organizing patient files or setting up the physical therapy treatment area. 

Podiatric Assistant

A podiatric assistant, sometimes known as chiropody assistants, is someone who cares for other’s feet. They are employed as an assistant to a qualified podiatrist and often take this role as a pathway to becoming a podiatrist.

Ophthalmic Technician

An ophthalmic technician assists an ophthalmologist in collecting data and ensuring that the correct measurements are given to allow the diagnosis and treatment of eye problems and diseases. A ophthalmic technician performs duties such as simple eye exams, assisting with eye surgery and explaining treatment procedures to patients.

The Medical Assistant Program at PCI trains graduates in medical office skills, physiology, anatomy, and medical computer software. As part of their health care training, students will learn to:

• Check vital signs
• Assist with electrocardiograms and physical exams
• Perform general laboratory tests
• Perform routine diagnostic tests (EKG, Phlebotomy, etc.)
• Administer CPR and first aid
• Assist with minor surgeries
• Transcribe medical documentation
• Process accounts receivable, accounts payable, and insurance claims
• Collect and analyze patient specimens
• Schedule and monitor patients

If you’re interested in pursuing medical career training in the Dallas area, consider the Medical Assistant Program at PCI Health Training Center. Our curriculum includes a 200-hour externship, allowing you to get hands-on experience working at a doctor’s office, clinic, hospital, laboratory, dialysis center, or other medical facility. To learn more, contact us online or at (214) 630-0568.

*For more information about our graduation rate, median debt rate of students who completed the program and other important information please visit our website.

Top 5 FAFSA Filing Tips

Using the FAFSA program is a great way to make your education more affordable, but the application process can seem quite daunting at times. Watch this video for a few FAFSA filing tips.

In this video, a representative from FAFSAOnline.com and StudentLoanNetwork.com provides five important tips to make your FAFSA filing process easier. She includes suggestions for organizing your paperwork, meeting deadlines, and getting the best results by filling out your FAFSA just right.

If you are eligible, you can use FAFSA to help pay for your education at PCI Health Training Center. We can help you build a career in allied healthcare in under a year. For more information, call (214) 630-0568.