Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

Medical assistant’s help by answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patients' medical records, fill out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping. They arrange and record medical history. They also explain treatment procedures to their patients and prepare them for examination.  They constantly interact with other people and handle several responsibilities at once.

Average Salary:  $17,000- $18,000

Education: Medical assistants must finish high school with physical science, biology and office management. If not they must have a GED certificate.

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be a Medical Assistant because I am not really into the medical field; I am more into forensic work. I think Medical assistants are basic steps to majoring in a medical career.