What Does A Medical Assistant Do?
The demand for medical assistants continues to grow, especially in the United States
where health care shortage has required many doctor’s offices to rely
more heavily on medical assistants to perform basic tasks, like first
contact with a patient, taking blood pressure or medical histories and possibly performing some tests like ultrasounds or blood tests. This often varies according to the needs of the medical office and local state laws. What a medical assistant often depends upon their qualifications, training and the needs of a specific medical practice. They often have dual roles, performing both clerical work and working with patients.
In most cases Medical Assistant are trained on the job to meet the needs of the medical office. However, there are also many types training programs both formal and informal to help meet the basic needs of office medical assistants.
St. Augustine Educational Services now offers a convenient online course to help students learn about working as a medical assistant. Online program details are available at: http://www.medassistant.org/program_details.html
