Northside Independent School District
Northside Independent School District

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Northside ISD
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5900 Evers RoadSSW Loop 323
San Antonio, TX. 78238
210.397.8500
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These courses are highly interactive and provide students with an enriched learning experience.  Each course was developed to ensure that students gain the necessary skills to excel in a professional healthcare environment. Additionally, these programs include access to an online community with interactive content and robust student services.  Each course includes:

Note  : The student tuition amount below includes all textbooks, workbooks and related course material.

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Online Career Track Course Offerings

Pharmacy Technician with Medical Administration Program

This program combines in-demand healthcare disciplines with important front office Microsoft end user computer skills.  This program will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s PTCB exam. Course content includes pharmacy terminology, pharmacy calculations, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining generic & brand names drugs. Additionally, this program includes a Medical Administration course covering key topics such as medical ethics and law, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, medical records management and a detailed review of Microsoft Office end user tool including Word, Power Point, Access, Outlook and Excel.   A major objective of this program is to prepare students for important national healthcare competency certification examinations and to prepare them to work as Pharmacy Technicians and Medical Administrative professionals.  National certification examination opportunities for students who complete this program are as follows:  Includes a Clinical Externship with a local Pharmacy!

Clinical Medical Assistant Program with Medical Office

This program prepares students to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical aspects of a medical office. Instruction includes preparing patients for examination and treatment, routine laboratory procedures, pharmacology, taking and documenting vital signs, technical aspects of phlebotomy, the 12-lead EKG and the cardiac life cycle.  Additionally, this program includes a Medical Administration course covering key topics such as medical ethics and law, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, medical records management and a detailed review of Microsoft Office end user tool including Word, Power Point, Access, Outlook and Excel.  A major objective of this program is to prepare students for important national healthcare competency certification examinations and to prepare them to work as Clinical Medical Assistant professionals.  National certification examination opportunities for students who complete this program are as follows: Includes a Clinical Externship with a local Healthcare Provider!

Medical Billing and Coding with Medical Administration

This program combines in-demand healthcare disciplines with important front office Microsoft end user computer skills.  This program offers the skills needed to perform complex coding and billing procedures.  Program covers CPT (Introduction, Guidelines, Evaluation, and Management), specialty fields (such as surgery, radiology, and laboratory), ICD-9 (Introduction and Guidelines), and basic claims processes for insurance reimbursements.  Additionally, this program includes a Medical Administration course covering key topics such as medical ethics and law, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, medical records management and a detailed review of Microsoft Office end user tool including Word, Power Point, Access, Outlook and Excel.  A major objective of this program is to prepare students for important national healthcare competency certification examinations and to prepare them to work as Medical Billing & Coding and Medical Administrative professionals.  National certification examination opportunities for students who complete this program are as follows: Includes a Clinical Externship with a local Healthcare Provider!

Dental Assisting with Medical Administration Program 

This program prepares students for entry level positions as a chair side dental assistant. This course covers the history of dentistry, introduction to the dental office, the legal aspects of dentistry, oral anatomy, dental operatory, tooth structures, primary and permanent teeth, the oral cavity, and other areas. Additionally, this program includes a Medical Administration course covering key topics such as medical ethics and law, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, medical records management and a detailed review of Microsoft Office end user tool including Word, Power Point, Access, Outlook and Excel.  A major objective of this program is to prepare students for important national healthcare competency certification examinations and to prepare them to work as Dental Assistant professionals.  National certification examination opportunities for students who complete this program are as follows: Includes a Clinical Externship with a local Dental Office!

Physician's Office Assistant Professional with Electronic Health Records Management (EHRM)

This program combines in-demand healthcare disciplines with important front office Microsoft end user computer skills.  Physicians’ Office Assistant with Electronic Health Records - This course provides a well-rounded experience preparing students to assist physicians in multiple administrative areas of the medical office and the requirements of maintaining the electronic health record (EH R). Instruction includes medical terminology, interpersonal skills, medical records management, implementation and management of electronic health information, medical ethics and law, basics of insurance billing and coding, maintaining the regulatory requirements of the EH R and a detailed review of Microsoft Office end user tool including Word, Power Point, Access, Outlook and Excel.  A major objective of this program is to prepare students for important national healthcare competency certification examinations and to prepare them to work as Physician Office Assistants and Electronic Health Records professionals.  National certification examination opportunities for students who complete this program are as follows: Includes a Clinical Externship with a local Healthcare Provider!