Medical Assistant

Duties and responsibilities:

A medical Assistant performs routines and clinical Task that helps the office run smoothly. They help in hospitals, and other places such as clinics. To add on, It is their job to do things such as answer the phone, write down their patient’s medical history, to be informed. Another thing that they do is greet their patients, so that way they can feel welcomed. They also need to be able to perform laboratory tests. Another one of their responsibilities is to explain to their patient about the treatment that they are going to be receiving, and other things such as how it is going to help them. They can also prescribe their medicine for a refill. A medical assistant can also help and explain to them about healthy diets that they can do. They also prepare the laboratory, and have all of the supplies that will be needed for anything ready. They need to have all of the medical equipment ready, and clean. To add on, they also draw blood from patient’s. As you can see, a medical assistant help in a lot of things.

Salary: $30,590 (annually).

Education requirements: High school diploma is needed. To add on, you must have training in clinical work, or being an assistant. You also must have a certificate. It is also required to have a postsecondary nondegree.

Demand or need for this profession: growing 23% since 2013.

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

I would like to be a medical assistant because i think that it is a really interesting career. It involves helping others, and making sure that they are happy and also that they are healthy. I would like to be able to help the doctor, in medical stuff.