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BSB30120

Certificate III in Business (Medical Administration)

Enhance your organisational and administrative skills to become a highly sought-after Medical Receptionist or Secretary, Records Clerk, or Accounts Clerk.

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Launch your medical administration career with a Certificate III in Business. 

Are you interested in applying your organizational skills in a workplace dedicated to helping people and saving lives? Studying the BSB30120 Certificate III in Business with a specialisation in medical administration could be the key to turning your dream into a reality. This online medical administration course covers all the fundamental skills for working in any professional setting, and it also includes specific units of competency that prepare you for success in the medical administration field. 

Tailored as a medical administration course, this business certificate will help you step confidently into various workplaces including hospitals, clinics, medical centres, and GP offices. Whether you take a patient-facing job as a medical receptionist or a backstage role as a records clerk, you will love knowing that your medical administration training and day-to-day tasks are helping the nurses and doctors in your workplace improve people’s lives.

Both the general medical field and the receptionist career pathway are expected to grow in the coming years, according to Job Outlook. This means both the industry and profession you are stepping into should provide a lot of opportunities for you. If you are already employed in a general admin role, this medical admin course could be the ideal steppingstone towards a promotion or moving into a medical-specific organisation.  

Looking to study business online but not specifically interested in the medical field? We also offer a more generalised BSB30120 Certificate III in Business, or you can specialise in customer engagement or business administration instead. For higher business qualifications, consider the BSB40120 Certificate IV in Business or the BSB50120 Diploma of Business

* Source: Joboutlook.gov.au 

The BSB30120 Certificate III in Business (Medical Administration) is a Nationally Recognised course. 

Course Outcomes

This medical receptionist business course will prepare you for success as an administrative professional in any workplace (but especially a medical workplace). You will have the skills to work productively in a team, support and work inclusively with colleagues, communicate with others in the workplace, write documents, create presentations, complete projects, organise schedules for doctors and practitioners, manage and liaise with patients, and more.

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Medical Receptionist

As a receptionist, you will be the face of the clinic, GP’s office or waiting room – the first person to welcome and guide patients when they arrive on the premises. You may also act as the repository for all general information about the organisation in order to best answer enquiries in person, via email, and over the phone.

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Medical Secretary

Medical secretaries play a key role in managing both the patients and practitioners in a medical workplace. You will typically greet people as they arrive, tend to phone calls and mail, schedule appointments, handle billings and payments, and perform other important admin tasks.

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Accounts Clerk

This administrative role specialises in managing all things related to money. You will work with financial spreadsheets, invoices, and other documents to ensure all record keeping and general accounting for your business is handled correctly.

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Records Clerk

Records clerks are responsible for managing, organising and retrieving files as required. Other tasks may include preparing documents for storage, verifying documents prior to archiving, and destroying records when needed.

Education

Whilst there are no entry requirements mandated by the training package, your skills and capabilities to undertake this training product will be assessed, and advice on suitability will be provided during the pre-enrolment process.

Minimum Age

You will need to be at least 16 years old. If you are under 18 your enrolment form will need to be signed by a parent or guardian.

Residency Status

You will need to be a permanent Australian resident or equivalent.

Work Placement

Where required, we may assist you in identifying work placement options.

Assessment Items 

Some assessments in this course may require you to undertake tasks in a workplace/simulated environment. Where this is required, you will need to arrange access to a workplace/simulated environment and a suitably qualified other party to observe you performing the required tasks.

Given that some students may already be able to demonstrate their competence in some units, a recognition of prior learning (RPL) assessment process may be available to students to recognise skills and knowledge that may have been gained through formal and informal training and/or learning, work experience and life experience.

Foundation Education offers a range of government subsidy schemes that may make your education journey more affordable. Explore the government funding programs on offer and discover whether you’re eligible here.

Course snapshot
Qualification

Certificate III in Business (Medical Administration)

Delivery structure

Theoretical Elements: 

Study the theoretical elements of this course, anywhere and anytime through our online learning platform. 

Duration

Up to 12 months

Study load
  • 13 course units to complete.
  • Complete 1.5 course units every month to graduate in 12 months.
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Delivery Structure

Studying the Certificate III in Business (Medical Administration) with Foundation Education is flexible and can be tailored to suit your needs.

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1. Theoretical

Study the theoretical elements of this course, anywhere and anytime through our online learning platform.

Components

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13 units to complete.
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Completed online, at your own pace.

Resources required

For the online part of the course, you’ll need regular access to:

Computer: Laptop or desktop computer with working speakers or headphone points.

Internet: High-speed internet such as Broadband or ADSL, T1/T2, fibre optic (Dial-up access is not recommended).

Windows: Operating system – Windows 8 or above.

MAC: Operating system - OS X 10.14 Mojave or later.

Internet browser: Google Chrome, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.

Software: Flash, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Word (or Open Office which is free to download).

Office equipment:  Printer and scanner to print and upload some of your assessments.

Mobile phone with video capability or video camera: Some assessments in your course may require you to take and submit videos of you undertaking tasks for assessment.

Units

Achieve your qualification by completing the following units of competency:

Certificate III in Business (Medical Administration)

This unit describes skills and knowledge required to apply critical thinking skills to generate solutions to workplace problems in a team environment. The unit applies to individuals who are required to develop and extend their critical and creative thinking skills to different issues and situations.

These individuals apply a range of problem solving, evaluation and analytical skills to resolve workplace issues within a team context. 

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to advocate for and feel empowered about personal wellbeing in the workplace. It involves developing and applying basic knowledge of factors that may influence wellbeing, both positively and negatively.

The unit applies to those in a range of industry and workplace contexts, who work under direct supervision. It may also apply to learners who are preparing to enter the workforce. 

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to measure, support and find opportunities to improve the sustainability of work practices. The unit applies to individuals, working under supervision or guidance, who are required to follow workplace procedures and instructions.

These individuals work in an environmentally sustainable manner within scope of competency, authority and own level of responsibility. 

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to recognise and interact productively with diverse groups of individuals in the workplace. It covers responding to and working effectively with individual differences that might be encountered during the course of work.

The unit applies to individuals who work in a variety of contexts where they will be expected to interact with diverse groups of individuals. They may also provide some leadership and guidance to others and have some limited responsibility for the output of others. 

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assist with implementing and monitoring an organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs as part of a small work team. The unit applies to individuals who have roles in assisting with maintaining workplace safety in an organisation.

Individuals closely monitor aspects of work associated with the safe delivery of products and services, and they contribute to influencing safety in the workplace. 

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate (through written, oral and nonverbal form) in the workplace within an industry. This unit applies to a wide range of workers, but has a specific focus on the communication skills required for workers with limited responsibility for others. 

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan, draft and finalise a simple document. The unit applies to individuals who administer a broad range of competencies in various work contexts and may exercise some discretion and judgement to produce a range of simple documents. 

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design and produce electronic presentations using various applications and platforms. The unit applies to individuals employed in a range of work environments who design electronic presentations.

They may work as individuals providing administrative support within an enterprise, or may be responsible for production of their own electronic presentations. 

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to undertake a minor project or a section of a larger project. It covers developing a project plan, administering and monitoring the project, finalising the project and reviewing the project to identify lessons learned for application to future projects.

The unit applies to individuals who play a significant role in ensuring a project meets timelines, quality standards, budgetary limits and other requirements set for the project. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to understand and respond to instructions; to carry out routine tasks and communicate with a range of internal/external clients in a medical environment; as well as use appropriate medical terminology.

It applies to individuals who apply a broad range of competencies in various medical administration contexts. They may exercise discretion and judgment using appropriate knowledge to provide technical advice and support to a team.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide advice to patients regarding fee structures and process referrals, as well as prepare and process medical accounts for a range of patients.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain patient records within an existing medical records management system, under the supervision of a senior receptionist or practice manager.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply principles and procedures relating to confidentiality, privacy and security to own work within the medical environment. It applies to individuals required to maintain confidentiality, privacy and security under legislation, and workplace policies and procedures in a medical environment. It covers working within accepted codes of conduct and following confidentiality, privacy and security provisions. 

Cost and payment

You can pay for your course upfront via VISA/MasterCard or a bank deposit. Alternatively, we offer instalment plans that can be paid over several weeks or fortnights.

Your course fee includes

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Delivery and assessment of your qualification

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Study materials (including all resources)

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Ongoing support from our Education Team

We offer two payment methods

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Full fee upfront

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Instalment plans

For more information about the course costs, please call us on 1300 616 197.

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