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What Do Medical Assistants Do?
The medical assistant is an important link between the patient and the health care delivery system and provides essential support in the areas of patient care, medical and lab procedures, records management and office administration.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, medical assistants held about 387,000 jobs in 2004. It is the medical assistant's responsibility to keep the office's work flow going in all areas of the medical office and provide services and support that contributes to the total care and well-being of the healthcare provider's patients.
Job training and career development programs prepare medical assistant students to work in a wide variety of health care environments including medical offices, clinics, laboratories, blood banks, state health facilities, and many more places where licensed health care practitioners need a helping hand.
Who's In Charge?
Typically the physician is the leading capacity in the medical office and in charge of the medical assistant. However, many other licensed healthcare practitioners such as ophthalmologists, audiologists, podiatrists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants also own and run medical offices where they supervise medical assistants.
Medical Assistants Can:
 Appointment scheduling over the phonePreparing patients for examinationExplaining treatment proceduresAssisting during the examinationsAdministering medicationsPerforming diagnostic screening testsChanging wound dressings Removing sutures Collecting laboratory specimensPerform selected clinical and administrative dutiesOrdering and restocking supplies Bookkeeping and basic accountingInsurance billing and codingData entry and typingMaintain patient files, records and other information |
Patient reception and seatingPrepare patients of all ages for examination and treatmentTake patient histories, vital signsPrepare exam and treatment rooms in orderly mannerPerform venipunctures, urinalysis, obtain throat culturesEKG's and other procedures as directedFollow CLIA, OSHA and JCAHO regulationsOrder and maintain lab and medical supplies and equipmentGuiding pharmacy reps through the officeAttend required meetings and participates in committees as requiredParticipate in professional development activities |
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