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Patient Service Specialist

CVTC, along with your school district, has partnered to offer seniors an opportunity to earn an 11 credit Patient Service Specialist Technical Diploma 30 - 509 - 2. This program is designed to prepare you for administrative roles in hospitals, clinics, or laboratories. Whether you're scheduling, appointments, managing billing, or compiling medical charts and reports, this program equips you with the skills and knowledge to excel in a fast - paced healthcare environment. You will gain expertise in. 

  • Applying medical terminology, law, ethics, and insurance knowledge.
  • Building professional relationships with medical provides and patients.
  • Mastering administrative skills like scheduling, phone management, and electronical medical records.
  • Handling coding and billing tasks.

Prerequisites -

  • High School Biology with a C or higher or completion of CVTC's Prep for Basic Biology 836 - 113.
  • General Anatomy and Physiology 806 - 177. Prerequisite High School Chemistry with a C or higher or CVTC's Prep for Baisc Chemistry 836 - 133.
  • Students to not need to be 18 to take classe, but will need to be 18 before emlpoyment. 

When: August 24, 2026 - May 21, 2027

Location: Online

Credential Earned: Patient Service Specialist Technical Diploma 30 - 509 - 2.

Fall Course Schedule & Dates: August 24  -  December 11, 2026

Course TitleCredits
Digital Literacy for Healthcare  2
Medical Asst Admin Procedures
2
Human Body in Health and Disease  
3




Spring Course Schedule & Dates: January 25 - May 21, 2027

Course TitleCredits
Medical Office Insurance & Finance2
Medical Law, Ethics & Profess2






Course Descriptions

501 - 107 Literacy for Healthcare (2 Credits)
The focus of this course is the use of technology in healthcare,. Learners use common business software applications, including word processing, presentation, spreadsheets and databases. Communication methods using technology are addressed. Learners gain experience with using the electronic health record (EHR). Healthcare EHR security issues, social media use, and digital healthcare recourses are examined.

509 - 301 Medical Assistant Admin Procedures (2 Credits)

Introduces medical assistant students to office management, business administration, and the electronic medical record (EMR) in the medical office. Students learn to schedule appointments, perform filling, recordkeeping, telephone and reception duties, communicate effectively with patients and other medical office staff, and keep inventory or supplies. 

503 - 302 Human Body in Health & Disease (3 Credits)

Focuses on diseases that are frequently fist diagnosed and treated in the medical office setting. Students learn to recognize human anatomy and the causes, signs, and symptoms of diseases of the major body systems as well as the diagnostic procedures, usual treatment, prognosis and prevention of common diseases.

509 - 307 Med Office Insurance & Finance  (2 Credits)

Introduce medical assistant students to health insurance and finance in the medical office. Students perform bookkeeping procedures, apply managed care guidelines, and complete insurance claim forms. Students use medical coding and managed care terminology to perform insurance - related duties

509 - 309 Medical Law, Ethics & Profess (2 Credits)

Prepares students to display professionalism and perform within ethical and legal boundaries in the health care setting., Student maintain confidentiality, examine legal aspects of the medical record, perform quality improvement procedures, examine legal and bioethical issues, and demonstrate awareness of diversity,

Just the Facts

Fall 2026
11 Credit High School Academy

Registration Status
Open

Academy Dates
August 24, 2026 - May 21, 2027

Days of The Week
Online

Times
Online

Classroom Location
Online

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