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:By Mark Stout:The role of the medical assistant is to perform administrative
and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians and other health
practitioners running smoothly. The administrative duties of a may
include answering telephones, scheduling appointments, filing medical
records, filling out insurance forms, arranging laboratory tests,
handling billing and office bookkeeping.Many also assist in various
clinical duties which are often regulated by local to state laws
and office policies.
Such clinical duties for an assistant may include taking medical
histories, recording vital signs, explaining procedures to patients,
preparing patients for examination and many times assisting the
physician during the patient examination. They may assist in preparing
laboratory specimens, perform basic laboratory tests on the premises
under the supervision of a physician, sterilizing medical instruments
and disposing of contaminated office supplies. Some offices will
have assistants instruct patients about medications, discuss special
diets, prepare, telephone prescriptions to the local pharmacy.
Prepare patients for x-rays, assist in the taking of
electrocardiograms (EKGs) and basic minor healthcare procedure
such as dressing changes. Although assistants are not licensed,
some states require them to take or state class before they can
perform certain tasks such as taking x-rays, EKGs or giving injections.Many
medical assistants are trained on the job, however often employers
prefer to hire experienced medical assistants or employees with
formal training in the field. They may take classes at local junior
colleges, vocational schools, technical career schools, healthcare
institutions or online distance education programs. In order to
enable medical assisting personnel to enhance their knowledge.
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