Maximize Your Earnings as a Top Notch Medical Assistant
Many people are now considering building their career in the medical field. The medical field is one of the fastest growing sectors these days due to the great demand for excellent health care services brought about by the fact that the country’s economy and growth are dependent on good quality healthcare services. One particularly promising option for individuals looking at opportunities in the medical field is a career as a medical assistant.
UPS Healthcare can work with you if you are looking for a position as a medical assistant in a medical practice or if you are a practice looking to bring on more high quality assistants to boost your revenue.
What does a Medical Assistant do?
Set the tone. A medical assistant is the caring face and may serve as the personality behind the atmosphere of a medical or healthcare facility. More specific to the medical assistant’s job are administrative and clerical tasks.
Schedule patients. It is the medical assistant who arranges appointments, fills out a patient’s chart and makes sure that these documents are properly files for easy access and documentation. They also perform a variety of bookkeeping front desk tasks.
Medical tasks. Aside from these, a medical assistant may also perform basic in-house duties such as:
- Changing wound dressings
- Administering injections
- Taking blood pressure
- Weighing patients
- Drawing blood
- Collecting samples
How can I stand out in this growing field?
There are several things medical practices will look for in a quality medical assistant.
- At least have a high school diploma
- Possess a pleasant personality
- Stay on top of multiple tasks
- Coordinate and organize well
- Compassionate and caring
- A good communicator
- Detail oriented
- Analytical
- Loves challenges
Medical assistants are very important and in fact contribute to the level of success of the care for each patient and therefore the success of the practice.
If so far you feel that a career as a medical assistant is indeed for you and you are on track to earning your way to this position, contact UPS Healthcare today. We want to help place you in the right practice!