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Medical assistants
can be certified or registered health care workers who perform
the administrative and clinical tasks that doctors are too busy
to do on their own. They should not be confused with physician
assistants.
Medical assistants must work under a physician's
direct supervision when performing clinical duties delegated by
the physician. Some states allow medical assistants to perform
more advanced procedures, such as giving injections or taking
X-rays, after passing a test or taking a course.
Medical assistants perform many administrative
duties, including 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. Duties vary
according to state law and include taking medical histories and
recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to
patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting
during diagnostic examinations. Medical assistants collect and
prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests
on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies, and sterilize
medical instruments. They instruct patients about medications
and special diets, prepare and administer medications as
directed, authorize drug refills as directed, telephone
prescriptions to a pharmacy, draw blood, prepare patients for
xrays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures, and change
dressings. Last but not least they serve as direct link and
communicator between patient and other health care professionals
whenever there is a need. According to the United States
Department of Labor job prospects for medical assistants are
excellent since medical assisting is predicted to be one of the
nation's fastest growing occupations through 2018.
Medical assistants have traditionally held jobs almost
exclusively in ambulatory care centers, urgent care facilities,
and clinics, but this is now changing. Medical assistants now
find employment in both private and public hospitals, as well as
inpatient and outpatient facilities.
Education
Formal education of medical assistants usually
occurs in postsecondary institutions such as vocational schools,
technical institutes, community colleges, online programs and
private colleges.The institution's medical assisting program
should be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accrediting
Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) if its graduates plan
to become either certified or registered. Currently there are in
excess of 600 CAAHEP accredited programs in more than 500
institutions,
and more than 200 accredited by ABHES.
Certification and registration
There are four major Organizations that certify
Medical Assistants.
Greater numbers of employers prefer or even
require that the medical assistants they hire be certified.
Professional certification is a voluntary
process which is strongly backed by the American Association of
Medical Assistants (AAMA) and a number of other well-respected
certification bodies in the United States as a way to guarantee
competency of a medical assistant at a job-entry level.
Certification is usually achieved by taking the CMA (AAMA)
Certification Examination offered by the AAMA Certifying Board
in consultation with the National Board of Medical Examiners.
which also administers many national exams for physicians. The
CMA (AAMA) exam is offered throughout the year at computer-based
testing centers across the United States.
Only individuals who have successfully
completed a CAAHEP or ABHES accredited medical assisting program
are eligible for the CMA (AAMA) Certification Examination.
Those who successfully complete the CMA (AAMA)
Certification Examination earn the CMA (AAMA) credential. A CMA
(AAMA) must recertify every 60 months by continuing education or
re-examination in order to maintain certification.
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