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What is a Medical Assistant ? Why do patients need Medical Assistants?

Medical assistants often take medical histories and record vital signs of patients. Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities.

Patients need Medical Assistants to provide accurate diagnoses and help with quality of care. 

Why become a Medical Assistant?

A career as a medical assistant is one that you may find extremely rewarding. You will be entering a profession that is all about helping people. You will be helping some people at the worst time of their lives and some at the best time of their lives.

The healthcare industry as a whole is rapidly growing, and the same is true for medical assistants. MA jobs are projected to increase by 23 percent through 2028, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).1 This is more than four times faster than the national average of 5 percent.

Medical Assistant coursework includes but is not limited to the following

● Taking Vital Measurements

● Phlebotomy Skills (Learning how to draw blood)

● Blood collection procedures

● Handling of specimens

● Safety and medical ethics

● Professionalism

● Anatomy and physiology

● Medical terminology

● Wound Care

Your earning potential as a Medical Assistant?

While hourly wages vary by credentials, education, experience, and location. The overall average medical assistant salary for this area is $56,085 annually. The top five states (and D.C.) for pay, as reported by the BLS, are Alaska, the District of Columbia, Washington, Minnesota and Massachusetts. The average starting salary is $58,000.

Where can you work ?

● Hospitals

● Nursing homes

● Ambulatory health care services

● Residential care facilities

● Government agencies

● Home healthcare services

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