Medical Assistant Medical Assistant An assistant that works under the doctor’s orders and is dedicated to the patients

Tasks Involved Administrative Administrative -Checking patient’s medical costs -Checking medical records -scheduling appointments Clinical Duties: - Clinical Duties Clinical Duties: Administrative Duties: - - Drawing Blood from patients - Giving them their prescribed medication - Preparing patients for tests - - Checking a Patient’s medical costs -Checking their medical records -Scheduling appointments - Checking insurance plans Checking Vital signs of Patients Tasks Involved:

I Will Need… Skills: To be an active listener, To be able to convey information from others, to be aware of other’s reactions and the cause of it, to monitor/ test yourself and others to make improvements, to understand work related paperwork, to be a good problem solver, to be able to speak to others and understand them Education: To take these courses Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other Anesthesiologist Assistant Chiropractic Assistant/Technician Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Medical Office Management/Administration Medical Reception/Receptionist Medical/Clinical Assistant Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Optometric Technician/Assistant Orthoptics/Orthoptist I Will Need… Skills: To be an active listener, To be able to convey information from others, to be aware of other’s reactions and the cause of it, to monitor/ test yourself and others to make improvements, to understand work related paperwork, to be a good problem solver, to be able to speak to others and understand them Education: To take these courses Related Instructional Programs: Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other Anesthesiologist Assistant Chiropractic Assistant/Technician Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Medical Office Management/Administration Medical Reception/Receptionist Medical/Clinical Assistant Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Optometric Technician/Assistant Orthoptics/Orthoptist

Wage and Outlook : Wages: The wage for a medical assistant starting out would be $ 31,700 and increase to approximately $42,900 Outlook: In 2018, The number of people already medical assistants would be $42,900. The percentage would increase by 23% and the number of people pursuing this field would be 670