Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
I LOVED being a medical assistant! MA's should get a little more respect from nursing as there are some nurses who really don't know the kind of school and training goes into that job. I had to go to school for just as long (2 years) for my MA as for nursing and MA's should also be certified or registered. We're all on the same team.
Roxy1D 2 years ago