Certificate in Obstetrics and gynecology
An obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) assistant, also known as an OB/GYN medical assistant, performs both administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician, supporting women's healthcare in areas like prenatal care, gynecological exams, and procedures
Format
Online
Course
Starting date
Anytime
Author
IHA
Academy
Video
Unlimited
Duration
6 weeks
120 Hours
Price
$
99
About the course
An obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) assistant, also known as an OB/GYN medical assistant, performs both administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician, supporting women's healthcare in areas like prenatal care, gynecological exams, and procedures.
Here's a more detailed look at their roles:
Administrative Duties:
Clinical Duties:
Here's a more detailed look at their roles:
Administrative Duties:
- Scheduling appointments: Managing patient schedules and ensuring timely access to care.
- Answering patient inquiries: Addressing patient questions and concerns.
- Maintaining medical records: Organizing and updating patient information.Billing and coding: Handling insurance-related tasks.
- Managing patient flow: Ensuring efficient and smooth clinic operations.
Clinical Duties:
- Taking and recording vital signs: Measuring and documenting blood pressure, temperature, and other vital signs.
- Preparing patients for examination: Ensuring patients are comfortable and ready for procedures. Drawing blood and performing other laboratory tests: Collecting samples for analysis.
- Administering medications: Following physician orders to administer medications.
- Assisting with prenatal checkups: Supporting women during pregnancy.
- Assisting with procedures: Helping with tasks like IUD insertions.
- Educating patients: Providing information about prenatal care, common fertility issues, and other relevant topics.
- Collecting patient medical histories: Gathering information about patients' medical backgrounds.
- Explaining treatments and procedures: Communicating information to patients in a clear and understandable way.
- Delivering information about medications, special diets, and other instructions: Ensuring patients understand their treatment plans.
- Performing electrocardiograms (EKGs): Assisting with cardiac assessment
Practical approach
Our training is designed to provide the skills in a practical approach. Our students' success is our best asset in showing the quality of our training.
Globally oriented
Strategies shared and knowledge earned allows our students to immediately set up their business and start offering their services around the globe.
For your career
Whether you want to boost your career within the company you are working or grow at your own business by applying the latest strategies we teach, this is the way.
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