Health Programs

Health Office Administrator
41 Week Diploma Program

The Willis College Health Office Administrator Diploma Program is an intensive 9-month program designed to prepare students for a career in Health Care. Health Office Administrators are an important part of the health care team with expanding job responsibilities. As a health office administrator, you are often responsible for greeting patients, scheduling appointments, filing records, and purchasing supplies and equipment. Other duties may include patient admissions, assisting with examinations, accounting and insurance billing. You will use computers to enter and access important patient information on a daily basis.

The successful Health Office Administrator graduate could expect to pursue a career in the many health office support positions available in either in health care offices, clinics or hospitals. Graduates of the Willis College Health Office Administrator program can work in hospitals, medical offices, rehabilitation centres, long-term care facilities and work-from-home opportunities.

Program Outline:

Essential Skills
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Access
Outlook and Email
Communication Essentials
Business Communications
Office Procedures
Accounting Essentials
Employment Achievement Strategies
Records Management & Scheduling
Anatomy & Body Systems
Healthcare Terminology
Health Office Transcription
Health Office Billing
Medical Law & Ethics

Program Highlights include:

• Upon Graduation for one year 100+ Online Professional Development Courses
• Government Security Clearance – Reliability Status (Available at Ottawa campus only)
• Co-op Work Placement Through Public Service Commission (PSC)
• Career Development and Job Placement with Personalized Web Job Search Engine Tool for Graduates
• Microsoft IT Academy