Concorde Career College
1425 NE Irving Street
Portland, OR 97232
The following programs are available:
As a medical assistant, you will be an integral part of the healthcare delivery team. In this position, you are
considered a "multi-tasked" provider. This means you will be trained and qualified in both clinical and administrative
capabilities.
Medical assistants work closely with doctors in clinics and physicians' offices. You will be entrusted with a variety
of critical responsibilities.
Administrative skills and responsibilities include scheduling and receiving patients, preparing and maintaining medical
records, performing basic secretarial skills and medical transcription, handling telephone calls and written correspondence,
serving as a liaison between physicians and other individuals and managing practice finances.
Clinical responsibilities include taking patient histories and vital signs, performing first aid and CPR, preparing
patients for procedures, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, infection control, collecting and
processing specimens, performing selected diagnostic tests and preparing and administering medications as directed by
the physician.
At Concorde you will receive "multi-tasked" training, which means you will be trained in both clinical and administrative
capabilities.
Clinical responsibilities include sterilizing and preparing instrument trays, exposing and processing X-rays, conducting
oral inspections, preparing patients for treatment, and taking vital signs. Administrative responsibilities include patient
charting, appointment setting, completing insurance forms, accounts payable and fee collections.
In your position as an Insurance Coding & Billing Specialist, you play an integral role in your employer's
office. You help make it possible for your employer to collect monetary reimbursements from patient insurance
providers.
You will assess patient records and classify levels of claims for reimbursement using detailed healthcare coding
systems. Your work is essential to the success of your employer's medical business.
Medical Assistants with Limited X-ray are taught skills in the areas of anatomy, physiology and pathology of the body systems, medical terminology, medical front office procedures, x-ray, EKG and laboratory diagnostic procedures needed to function successfully as an entry level Medical Assistant in a clinic or physician's office.
As a surgical technologist, you perform essential tasks before, during and after operations. You work closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists,
registered nurses and other key surgical personnel in hospital operating rooms and outpatient surgery centers. Surgical technologists play a
critical role in patient care.
Graduates will be eligible to sit for the national examination leading to the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential as sponsored by the
National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) formerly known as the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical
Technologist (LCC-ST).
Upon completion of the program and passing the licensing examination, as an LPN you can enter the workforce as a competent,
skilled nurse. Practical nurses provide patient-side nursing care at the direction of physicians and/or registered nurses.
The practice of practical nursing is based on concepts from the physical, biological and behavioral sciences. Each state has
its own nurse practice act, so the scope of practice varies from state to state.
Our State Board of Nursing approved program will prepare you to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses, NCLEX.PN.
As a respiratory therapist, you will assist physicians in the diagnosis and management of heart/lung deficiencies and abnormalities, as well as
utilize sophisticated equipment to measure lung function and monitor heart functions. You might treat newborns, trauma victims, drowning victims,
and patients suffering from asthma, bronchitis, coronary heart disease, emphysema and pneumonia.
In addition to the realistic laboratory environment Concorde provides, we also offer a hands-on working experience in various hospital settings
through clinical rotations.
Graduates of this program will be eligible to sit for the Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
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