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IntelliTec College - Grand Junction, Colorado

Medical Assistant Training Program

Medical Assistant program: Grand Junction, Colorado

Program Summary

Become a Medical Assistant with our medical assisting training program, and start a successful career in the health care industry at IntelliTec College in Grand Junction, Colorado. 

Our health care career training program features small, personalized Medical Assistant classes with specialized, hands-on instruction.

Degree/Certificate Awarded

Associate of Occupational Studies Degree

Campuses Offering this Program

Grand Junction | Pueblo

Professional Certification

With our medical training in Grand Junction, Colorado, you can obtain the skills and knowledge you will need as a medical assistant.  Upon successful completion of the Medical Assistant career training program you will be prepared to sit for professional health care industry certifications. 

Positions and Career Options

Medical Assistants are employed in rewarding and satisfying careers at places such as:

  • Modern physician offices
  • Hospitals
  • Nursing homes
  • Community health centers
  • Family practices
  • Physical therapist offices

Career Skills Learned

At IntelliTec you will learn hands-on Medical Assistant skills preparing you for direct patient care and medical office duties:

  • EKG
  • Vital signs
  • Assist in minor surgical procedures
  • Patient scheduling
  • Insurance billing and coding
  • Phlebotomy procedures
  • Injections
  • Maintain patient records
  • Urinalysis
  • Examination setup
Occupational Outlook Handbook

Job Outlook

Employment change. Employment of medical assistants is expected to grow 34 percent from 2008 to 2018, much faster than the average for all occupations. As the healthcare industry expands because of technological advances in medicine and the growth and aging of the population, there will be an increased need for all healthcare workers. The increasing prevalence of certain conditions, such as obesity and diabetes, also will increase demand for healthcare services and medical assistants. Increasing use of medical assistants to allow doctors to care for more patients will further stimulate job growth.

Helping to drive job growth is the increasing number of group practices, clinics, and other healthcare facilities that need a high proportion of support personnel, particularly medical assistants who can handle both administrative and clinical duties. In addition, medical assistants work mostly in primary care, a consistently growing sector of the healthcare industry.

Job prospects. Jobseekers who want to work as a medical assistant should find excellent job prospects. Medical assistants are projected to account for a very large number of new jobs, and many other opportunities will come from the need to replace workers leaving the occupation. Medical assistants with formal training or experience—particularly those with certification—should have the best job opportunities, since employers generally prefer to hire these workers.

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