
Overview
Office administrators in the health services field are vital members of the healthcare team, often the first person to interact with clients in a physician’s office. Graduates are able to work within and manage any health services office with the required comprehensive knowledge and specialized skills.
Accuracy and confidentiality are paramount and students should have excellent critical thinking skills, be organized and know how to prioritize.
Office Administration - Health Services Program from St. Clair College Highlights:
- Training includes client care, appointment scheduling, manual and electronic charting, transcription of a wide range of medical data and reports and communication techniques.
- Strict emphasis is placed on confidentiality following PHIPA (Personal Health Information Protection Act) guidelines.
- Graduates have an understanding of healthcare billing through MOHLTC (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care-OHIP), along with third-party and private billing with a hands-on approach in an electronic healthcare software setting.
- Work Placement in the final semester in a variety of private and government-funded medical clinics, general and specialized healthcare offices, hospitals or alternative healthcare facilities. A major capstone project may be substituted if appropriate placements are not available.
- Advanced computer software including EMR (electronic medical records) training.
Career Opportunities
Opportunities in the healthcare field are diverse and include physicians’ offices, hospitals, laboratories, medical clinics, nursing homes, health insurance offices, public health offices, and alternative health therapy offices.
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Courses included:
- Accounting For The Office Assistant
- Business For The Office Assistant
- Business Communications I
- Advanced Word Processing And Documents
- Keyboarding And Transcription
- Electronic Spreadsheets And Databases
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Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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General requirements
- Successful completion of the Office Administration - General with a GPA of 2.0 or better.
General diploma programs admission requirement for international students are as follows:
- Canada & USA: High school diploma and transcript, or equivalent.
- British education system: General Certificate of Education showing passes in six (6) academic subjects (including English) at the Ordinary level.
- Caribbean countries (English): High school diploma and transcript, or equivalent.
- West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, etc.): WAEC (or NECO) transcript with online verifying scratch card number and PIN required.
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14479 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14479 CAD per year during 24 months. -
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4233 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4233 CAD per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Windsor
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