Medical Assistant Program

Authorized by Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Committee (GNPEC)

Program Overview

This three-part certificate-training program comprises of 144 hours of classroom and laboratory training, and 120 hours of clinical externship. The program prepares the student for both clinical as well as administrative duties in a clinical healthcare setting. They will be responsible for minor medical/surgical procedures using aseptic techniques where needed, accurately measure vital signs, administer medications, perform EKGs, collect blood and urine samples, and other basic laboratory procedures, etc.

Textbook

Hartman’s Medical Assisting: The Basics

Hartman Publishing, Inc.
with Paula Holstein Web, MS, BSN, RN

ISBN: 978-1-60425-148-7

Program Entrance Requirements

1. Pay the required application fee
2. Pay the required deposit in full
3. Driver’s License/State ID
4. Social Security card
5. HS Diploma/GED
6. TB Skin Test
7. Background Check
8. CPR/First Aid
9. Drug Screen
10. Immunization Record
11. COVID Vaccine/Negative COVID Test

Tuition and Fees 

Medical Assistant Course Training Fees: $2,600.00 (see table below for fee breakdown)

Two Payment Plans I & II

Plan I: Two Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Dollars ($2,320.00) due before class begins, in addition to the Fifty Dollar ($50.00) non-refundable application fee paid at enrollment.

Certification Exam Fee: One Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars ($165.00) (NHA) (paid separately after completion).
Textbook Fee: Sixty-Five Dollars ($65.00) (paid separately).

($35.00 return check fee applies. All future payments will be required to be paid in cash, money order, or credit card.)

Plan II: Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) due before class begins, which includes a Two Hundred Dollar ($200.00) deposit and a Fifty Dollar ($50.00) non-refundable application fee, and One Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents ($176.67) per week due on each Thursday for twelve (12) payments total.

Certification Exam Fee: One Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars ($165.00) (NHA) (This fee is not included in tuition and must be paid separately after students have completed all course work).

Textbook Fee: Sixty-Five Dollars ($65.00) (This fee is not included in tuition and must be paid separately). ($35.00 return check fee applies. All future payments will be required to be paid in cash, money order, or credit card.)

(All payments will are required to be paid in cash, money order, or credit card.)

For Students who choose Payment Plan ll – all payments must be made in full on the due date (Thursday) prior to the first day of clinical rotation. Certificates of completion will not be given and the student will not be scheduled for the Certification Exam until all payments are made in full. The certification exam will be scheduled within 10 days of program completion and on receipt of certification of completion from Heritage Health Career Center, Inc. Re-testing fees and test rescheduling are the student’s responsibility.

Program Acceptance Standards

To be accepted into Heritage Health Career Center’s (HHCC) program, each applicant must understand and meet the following program acceptance standards and verify such by signing this ENROLLMENT APPLICATION. Failure to meet and accept these standards will result in an admission denial:

There will be no night clinical rotations.

• Applicant must be physically able to bend, kneel and lift.
• Applicant must be able to communicate clearly using the English language due to its exclusive use by the instructors and its predominant use by medical terms and medical facilities. This includes the ability to understand written and spoken English plus the ability to speak clearly, to be clearly understood, to read written English and to write clearly using the English language. All aspects of the HHCC use ONLY the English language for all communications, including the textbooks.
• Applicant must be able to work and interact competently with other people.
• Applicant must be legally eligible to work or train in the United States and must possess a valid social security number.
• Applicant must not test positive for tuberculosis or Hepatitis B.
• Applicant must have NO felony or misdemeanor in ANY state involving ANY sex related crimes or ANY crimes related to murder, attempted murder, assault, battery, kidnapping, abduction of a minor, aggravated menacing, aggravated robbery, grand theft, patient abuse ,patient neglect, Medicaid fraud, insurance fraud or ANY convictions involving the abuse, neglect, or harassment of a minor or an elderly person. ANY convictions involving methamphetamine will also result in an admission denial.

Goals of the Program

• Prepare the student to work as a Medical Assistant in a variety of healthcare settings such as hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices, mobile services, etc.
• Acquire a basic working knowledge of medical terminology.
• Become familiar with and learn the basic structure, functions, and interaction of each body system.
• Discuss the pathway from patient contact through the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and financial aspects of medical care.
• Demonstrate the strict safety standards needed to protect self, patients, employees, and employers.
• Explain the legal, cultural, and ethical issues and regulations within healthcare.
• Perform all clinical duties expected of a clinical medical assistant.