Posted on Tuesday, 10th February 2009 by medicalassistantschools.org
Medical assistants often accept positions as general medical secretaries in hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices and physician groups where they perform their daily tasks by use of automated office equipment and various types of office technology. The medical secretary’s daily tasks are similar to those of the admininstrative medical assistant’s or medical office receptionist’s.
Medical Assistant’s duties may include greeting and seating patients, interviewing patients, taking and recording vital signs, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, administering medications, scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing and coding for insurance purposes and arranging hospital admissions.
Multiskilled professionals whose responsibilities cover the clinical and administrative areas of the medical office. Familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures in both, the front and back office areas.
Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and often 1-2 years of experience in a related allied health profession. Certification is not required, but preferred by employers who hire. As they experience real day-to-day routines and interact with patients and specialists in their discipline new doors begin to open.
In recent years, the Medical Assisting profession has become indispensable to many areas in the healthcare field. Medical assistants who have gained sufficient experience on the job in all clinical and administrative skills may be able to advance into positions as the medical office manager, or qualify for a variety of other related administrative support occupations such as medical records clerk, or medical billing and coding specialist. Certified medical assistants may become medical assisting instructors, while others may continue their education and work on an associate degree in an other healthcare related field, such as nursing.
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