Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a medical assistant you have many responsibilities which mostly involve clinic and administrative duties. Some administrative duties include answering telephones, greeting patients, and updating and filling in patient medical records. Other duties also are coding and filling out insurance forms, scheduling appointments, and arranging for hospital admissions and laboratory services. On the other hand clinic duties include explaining treatment procedure to patients, drawing blood, and performing basic laboratory tests. Additionally other duties are preparing patients for examinations, authorizing prescriptions refills as directed, and assisting the physician during examinations.   

Salary:

$30,590 (annually)

Education:

There are different ways to become a medical assistant, I will explain one way to become a medical assistant.The first step into becoming a medical assistant is having a high school diploma. After you you must go through on-campus training programs.

Need For This Profession:

The need for the medical assistant is growing fairly quickly compared to the average occupations. The reason for the increase is the growth of people who need medical assistance. Afterall when we go for a check-up the medical assistant is usually always there when we seek medical help.

Reflection:

Personally I think the medical assistant is a career I would like to take part in. By becoming a medical assistant I would get to work in a clean environment and assistant different people who need medical help. To become a medical assistant does not require too much time. By becoming a medical assistant I get to help many different people when they are in need.