Overview

Northampton's Healthcare Office Administrator degree program is designed to prepare you for a wide variety of opportunities in a modern healthcare setting.

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 a healthcare 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 healthcare office administrator in the vast professional medical field. A healthcare office administrator ensures a well-run practice for physicians and patients in strict compliance with health care laws. Office administrators 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 on-ground or 85% online, on a full- or part-time basis.

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