What Type of Medical Assistant Are You????

When looking into this type of career and doing research on a Medical Assistant, you will come across three different types of Medical Assistants. The three types are:

• Administrative - This person would handle medically related tasks and take care of medical records, insurance filing, claims follow-up and patient referrals.
• Clinical - This person is quite different than an Administrative or Clerical Medical Assistant, as they are more hands-on with patient care. They administer injections, take x-rays and assist with procedures.
• Clerical - This position would handle general office work, answer phones, greet, patients, help with scheduling and file paperwork.

Whether you want to be more involved in the office side or the clinical side, there are many opportunities. Now go out and get it!

What is a Medical Assistant?

What is a Medical Assistant? 

 

As you walk into the Doctor’s office for your appointment, you are greeted by a receptionist. She then 

hands you a bunch of paperwork that you need to fill out before you go back to see your physician. The back door swings open and your name is called by an individual in scrubs: the Medical Assistant. 

 

A Medical Assistant is a person who assists the physician by helping him/her with clinical or administrative tasks.Medical Assistants also needto be able to deal wellwith people and get the necessary training to become a Certified Medical Assistant.