Overview
Narrative
Northampton's Office Administration degree programs are designed to prepare you for a wide variety of opportunities in a modern office setting. The two degrees offered by the Office Administration department are Office Administrative Assistant, and Health Care Office Coordinator. Both programs provide course offerings and experiences to prepare the graduate to work as a team player in a specialized office environment.
Your studies will include state-of-the-art office equipment and software. You will learn the marketable skills required to work well with other people in an office environment, and these skills will be applied through a valuable internship experience related to your field of study. We emphasize development of professional attitudes, values, and ethics. As you grow through the program, you will gain critical thinking, priority setting, and decision-making skills needed in today's business environment.
Features
This program prepares you to accept the responsibilities and challenges expected of a skilled health care office coordinator in the vast professional medical field. A health care office coordinator ensures a well-run practice for physicians and patients in strict compliance with health care laws. Office coordinators oversee the business operations of medical offices, clinics, managed care organizations, health agencies, and similar organizations. Their responsibilities are broad in scope and highly dependent on the size of the practice.
Courses for the health care pathways include Basics of Human Anatomy and Physiology, CPT Coding Methodology, and PCS Coding Methodologies.
We have an excellent record of employment for our graduates in the full range of medical office settings.
Endorsed by Local Employers
Potential employers for those following this healthcare career pathway include:
- Hospitals
- Community Health Centers
- Ambulatory Surgical Units
- Outpatient Laboratory Centers
- Physician's Offices
- Urgent Care Centers
- Elder Care Facilities
This program can be completed in the day or evening, on a full- or part-time basis.
To graduate from the Health Care Office Coordinator Program, and prior to the start of any internship placement, Health Care Office Coordinato students enrolling in Internship (OFAD250) are required to submit current documentation to local health networks to include, but not limited to, proof of health insurance, a physical exam, lab tests and immunizations, criminal history record information (CHRI), FBI Clearance, and Child and Elder Abuse History Clearance.
Please contact the Program Coordinator or Division offices should you have questions.
Career Potential: Medical Office Manager, Medical Administrative Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Medical Receptionist, Medical Billing Clerk, Medical Transcriptionist, Medical Coder, Medical Records Clerk, Medical Secretary