如果你喜欢与人相处，并且注重细节, medical office administration could be a great career field. A career as a medical office administrator could be right for you, if you:

• Enjoy helping others
• 比如在办公室工作
• 富有同情心和支持性
• Enjoy working with paperwork and on a computer
• Work equally well alone or as part of a group
• Like clear guidelines
• Appreciate a common-sense approach to problems
• 有良好的人际交往和沟通技巧

Becoming certified isn’t always required by employers, but our goal is to empower you to become as employable as possible and thrive in your new career. Earning certification can help you earn the job you really want.

The Herzing 医疗办公室管理专业 curriculum includes preparation for the Certified 医疗行政助理 (CMAA) exam, offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)—and Herzing pays for your first attempt! Becoming a CMAA gives you the professional credentials many healthcare employers are searching for.

All students enrolled in the 医务处管理局 program are required to sit for the CMAA certification exam.

Medical assistants can hold a variety of titles, roles and responsibilities based on the employer. There are two broad 医疗助理的种类:

• 临床医疗助理. These medical assistants focus on patient care, 包括测量生命体征, drawing blood, visual/hearing tests, 准备检查室进行检查, 与医生沟通, and much more. Our 医疗援助计划 is designed for students seeking these kinds of roles working directly in patient care.
• 行政医疗助理. Sometimes referred to as “front office medical assistants,” administrative assistants handle scheduling, patient records, insurance claims and additional accounting/billing tasks to help the delivery of healthcare run smoothly. These 医疗助理的种类 can specialize their education in a 医疗办公室管理专业.

经验丰富的医疗助理, 尤其是在临床方面, may specialize in a certain type of care or age group, such as pediatrics, obstetrics, cardiology, orthopedics, or many others.

Yes! There are many benefits to working in medical office administration, including the ability to build your skills in a growing field and open opportunities to propel your career to the next level.

With Herzing University you have a lifelong learning partner who strives to empower you to become possible.

According to the 劳工统计局(BLS), medical secretaries (also regarded as “administrative assistants”) earn an average salary of $41,260 per year—$19.84 per hour.*

The BLS projects a 7% 就业增长 2022-2032.

How much you can expect to make will depend largely on the precise responsibilities of the job, your level of education & 经验，以及你工作的状态. Because of the many duties, responsibilities and job titles in this field, pay can vary widely.

Medical assistants typically have a greater role in patient care, and may perform tasks like taking vital signs, providing injections or medications or aiding in patient exams.

医务室/行政助理 practice in a clerical role rather than in direct patient care, 负责整理病历, scheduling appointments, 接电话或整理文件.

获得学位并不总是必需的 become a medical office administrator (or administrative assistant), although applicants holding an associate degree may have an edge over those with only a certificate or no formal training at all.

Herzing’s diploma program in medical office administration, 通常在短短1年内完成, is built to help you get the education you need to earn your first professional job in medical office administration.

Specific roles and responsibilities will vary by position. Medical office administrators and assistants typically perform a variety of clerical duties, 包括接电话, scheduling appointments, processing & 整理病历，记账 & accounting tasks, and other customer support.

Work environment

Jobs in medical administration are most often found in an office environment within a healthcare facility. A typical work week for full-time employees is 40 hours, Monday–Friday with the possibility of paid overtime, 取决于雇主.  Employers may additionally offer benefit packages which may include health insurance, paid vacation, and a retirement savings plan such as profit-sharing or 401(k). Some employers also have part-time opportunities available.