Charlotte Technical College

Please see the Basic Skills Requirement table by clicking here and find your program.

If required, take the Basic Skills Test at our Testing Center. Call 941-255-7500 Ext. 1745 to schedule to take the test.

• Program completers of a CAAHEP, ABHES, or COE accredited program are eligible to take the American Medical Technologists' Certification Examination (RMA)

• Medical Assistants

To find out more about these opportunities, please visit O*Net OnLine.

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the healthcare delivery system and health occupations.
2. Demonstrate the ability to communicate and use interpersonal skills effectively.
3. Demonstrate legal and ethical responsibilities.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of and apply wellness and disease concepts.
5. Recognize and practice safety and security procedures.
6. Recognize and respond to emergency situations.
7. Recognize and practice infection control procedures.
8. Demonstrate an understanding of information technology applications in healthcare.
9. Demonstrate employability skills.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of blood borne diseases, including HIV/AIDS.
11. Apply basic math and science skills.
12. Demonstrate proper use of medical terminology.
13. Demonstrate knowledge of legal and ethical responsibilities for medical assistants.
14. Demonstrate an understanding of anatomy and physiology concepts in both illness and wellness states.
15. Demonstrate basic clerical/medical office duties.
16. Demonstrate accepted professional, communication, and interpersonal skills as related to phlebotomy.
17. Discuss phlebotomy in relation to the health care setting.
18. Identify the anatomic structure and function of body systems in relation to services performed by a phlebotomist.
19. Recognize and identify collection reagents supplies, equipment and interfering chemical substances.
20. Demonstrate skills and knowledge necessary to perform phlebotomy.
21. Practice infection control following standard precautions.
22. Practice accepted procedures of transporting, accessioning and processing specimens. 
23. Practice quality assurance and safety.
24. Describe the role of a medical assistant with intravenous therapy in oncology and dialysis.
25. Describe the cardiovascular system.
26. Identify legal and ethical responsibilities of an EKG aide.
27. Perform patient care techniques in the health care facility.
28. Demonstrate knowledge of, apply and use medical instrumentation modalities.
29. Demonstrate basic office examination procedures.
30. Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of microbial control and use aseptic techniques.
31. Demonstrate minor treatments.
32. Demonstrate knowledge of basic diagnostic medical assisting procedures.
33. Demonstrate basic radiology procedures.
34. Demonstrate knowledge of pharmaceutical principles and administer medications.
35. Perform CLIA-waived diagnostic clinical laboratory procedures.
36. Demonstrate knowledge of emergency preparedness and protective practices.
37. Perform administrative office duties.
38. Perform administrative and general skills.
39. Perform clinical and general skills.
40. Display professional work habits integral to medical assisting

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Uniform Information

• High School Diploma / GED
• Physical
• Background Check
• Drug Testing
• TB Test