Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

  Medical assistant, perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians and other health practitioners running smoothly. The duties of medical assistants vary from office to office, depending on the location and size of the practice and the practitioner's specialty. They interact with other peoples and may have to handle several responsibilities at once. Medical assistant can also perform tasks and procedures such as measuring patients vital signs, administering medications and injections, preparing and handling medical instruments and supplies, and collecting and preparing specimens of bodily fluids and tissues for laboratory testing.

Salary: 30,554-35,781

Education:

  Medical assistant need a high school diploma or high school equivalency is the minimum education needed for an entry-level job as a medical assistant. They need to take high school classes like, in sciences, particularly anatomy, biology and chemistry. Medical assistants also need good interpersonal skills to deal both with patients and medical professionals. They must pay careful attention to detail and possess strong analytical skills.

Demand for this profession:

  As a medical assistant you will need to have good medical terminology, communication skills, technical skills, and office management skills. They will need this because it will show how well you can handle the job without feeling overwhelmed. Another thing is that it will also prove how well you can work with a patient and how fast you are in handling with computers.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

     I think that I would like to be one because  you get to work with kids and tell them that you don’t have to be scare of shots or when they take out blood. Another thing is that you can also learn new things you never seen before, or even make new friends that  can teach you new things.