Medical Assistants Seeking Work

Medical assistants may advance to other occupations through experience or additional training. For example, some may go on to teach medical assisting, and others pursue additional education to become nurses or other health care workers. Administrative medical assistants may advance to office manager, or qualify for a variety of administrative support occupations.

Fortunately the job market for medical assistant remains very good. Thousands of medical assistant students that graduated from medical assistant vocational training programs are entering the workforce year after year.

Medical offices and clinics, even hospitals and temporary staffing agencies are continually looking for qualified medical assistant to satisfy the increasing demand. Doctors everywhere seek the knowledge and skills of well trained and experienced medical assisting staff.

Medical assistants held about 417,000 jobs in 2006. About 62 percent worked in offices of physicians; 12 percent worked in public and private hospitals, including inpatient and outpatient facilities; and 11 percent worked in offices of other health practitioners, such as chiropractors, optometrists, and podiatrists. Most of the remainder worked in other health care industries such as outpatient care centers and nursing and residential care facilities.

 REMEMBER THIS:

Doctors will always need medical assistants!!!

An increasing number of doctors prefer medical assistants with experience and certifications, mostly because they are beginning to recognize and appreciate the importance of such. Employers expect that their medical assistants have the ability to:

• give safe, accurate injections
• mathematically calculate medication dosages
• correctly mix medications for injections
• accurately identify syringe calibrations
• identify injection sites using anatomical landmarks
• identify and use basic medical equipment
• greet patients in a friendly, professional manner
• work with a variety of personalities in the medical office
• manage multiple tasks effectively and in a timely
• master the required computer skills
• use medical terminology and abbreviations
• schedule practices/referrals for physician offices
• do lab testing in compliance with JCAHO, OSHA, and CLIA standards

 More and more job advertisements read:

1. Must have gone thru an approved medical assistant program 
2. Must have x months/years job related experience!