Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

Medical assistants are a job in which it mixes to the traditional office work. For example some manage the front desk, answering phones, and filling insurance forms. Also they check vital signs, drawing blood, sterilizing surgical equipment, and making sure medical histories to be recorded. Some other roles for medical assistants is working in the eye-care field assisting ophthalmologists or optometrists, doing basic vision tests, or helping patients learn to insert, remove, and care for contact lenses.

Salary:  The best paid 10 percent of medical assistants make $40,810, while the bottom 10 percent makes approximately $20,880.

Education:

Medical assistant training programs can help students learn the skills and knowledge necessary to qualify for entry-level positions. There are some medical assistants programs that are designed to help students prepare for certification exams. Certification shows a level of proficiency that many employers look for, and can expand a candidates job opportunities.  

Reflection: Yes, I think I would like to be a Medical Assistants because my future career that I want is something related to the medical field and this job can be just like it.