Medical Assistant Jobs

Medical Assistant Jobs: Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices and clinics of numerous health professionals running smoothly. Medical assistants should not be confused with Physician Assistants. Physician Assistants have expanded duties and actually examine, diagnose and treat patients under direct supervision of a physician. The duties of a Medical Assistant vary from office to office and often depend on the office location, its size and if a Medical Assistant specializes or not. In the smaller medical offices most Medical Assistants handle both administrative and clinical duties and are considered “generalists.” Medical Assistant in the smaller offices tend to report directly to a physician, health practitioner or office manager. However, in larger medical offices, clinics or hospitals many Medical Assistants tend to specialize in a particular medical or healthcare area. Often the Medical Assistants in larger group offices report to department administrators or other helathcare operations management. In most cases, there is no licensing requirements for medical assistants, however some states in the US may require them to take a test or course before they can perform certain job duties, such as taking x-rays or drawing blood. Although a license may not be required many employers and physicians prefer to hire medical assistants with formal training or past experience. Affordable and convenient Medical Assistant training is now available online at St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants. We can help prepare you for a rewarding career as a Medical Assistant with our innovative distance education medical assistant training program.