Patient Care Coordinator
Certificate of Achievement Medical Administrative Professional · MiraCosta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
A Patient Care Coordinator is employed in outpatient facilities such as a doctor’s office or specialty clinic. Serving as a patient advocate, they perform a wide variety of functions, including monitoring and coordinating patient treatment plans, ensuring complete and accurate documentation and registration, coordinating continuity of care between services and insurance companies, discussing, consulting, and coordinating the needs of patients and family members, and facilitating the education of patients and family members about health conditions, medications, and instructions. This certificate is designed to offer students the skills and knowledge necessary for entry-level employment in outpatient healthcare settings.
Program Student Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this program, students will have developed skills necessary to obtain entry-level employment in a variety of outpatient medical office settings.
Course Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | ||
| HEAL 180 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| MAP 50 | Introduction to Medical Administrative Careers | 3 |
| MAP 52 | Medical Keyboarding and Document Production | 3 |
| MAP 56 | Introduction to Patient Advocacy | 3 |
| MAP 60 | Introduction to the Electronic Health Record | 3 |
| MAP 62 | Medical Coding | 3 |
| MAP 64 | Medical Insurance and Billing | 3 |
| MAP 70 | Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogen Standards | 1 |
| NURS 153 | Pathophysiology for Health Professions | 3 |
| NURS 155 | Basic Medical Terminology | 3 |
| Complete 3 units from the following: | 3 | |
| MAP 80 | Medical Assistant--Clinical Back Office I | |
| MAP 292 | Internship Studies | |
| MAP 299 | Occupational Work Experience Education | |
| NURS 151 | Body Systems Survey for Health Professions | |
| Total Units | 31 | |