Medical Assistant

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Salary range:

$24,317 – $36,987

Minimum training

On-the-job training

Job description:

A medical assistant or certified medical assistant performs administrative and medical care tasks. The administrative duties of a medical assistant include answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patients’ medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping. A medical assistant with medical care duties may take a patient’s blood pressure, prepare them for an examination or assist physicians during minor procedures.

Work environment:

A medical assistant works in offices and clinics of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists and other health care practitioners.

Training requirements:

A medical assistant may receive on-the-job training, but many employers prefer a certified medical assistant who has completed a one-year certificate program or associate's degree.

Paying for training:

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