Career Summary

The medical assistant profession involves a lot of interaction and communication, both with the patients and with other members of the medical staff. As a medical assistant you have the opportunity to offer patients moral support as well as ensure doctors' offices and clinics running smoothly.

Medical assistants' job duties

The job of a medical assistant is broad and varied. Some medical assistants are front desk greeters, while others show patients to the exam room, take histories, prepare them for the doctor’s exam, and even assist during the exam. Other medical assistants perform minor clinical tasks such as weighing patients and taking blood pressure.

Other duties include billing, bookkeeping, answering telephones, handling correspondence, preparing patients for exams, and taking medical histories.

Medical assistants also go a long way toward livening up doctors' offices and providing personality to the office, and since they are usually the first people a patient will meet, it's always helpful if they are friendly and outgoing.

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