Running Head: Medical Assisting
Medical Assisting
Daniel Clemmons
Kaplan University
Medical Assistant
Chosen Degree Plan I have chosen the Associates of Applied Science in Medical Assisting. Because I am an Emergency technician for a private ambulance company In Chicago and I want to broaden my education and career more into the health field. I graduated from Alan B Shepard High school in 2009 and worked time in retail as an assistant manager at an Ace Hardware and found that wasn’t what I wanted to do in life. My next door neighbor is a paramedic and I went for a ride along with him and I loved, the fast pace, the adrenaline rush you get going to the calls. I choose to go to Kaplan because my uncle is a former Criminal Justice instructor and he said it’s a great school to further my degree. I’m looking forward to getting my degree with Kaplan and pursing a new career path and better position I’ve also thought about getting a degree in Radiology for an X-ray tech. Salary Being in the medical field for almost 4 years I know the pay of some field isn’t that great and I’m currently on medical leave due to an injury from work. I have decided to pursue a career that has better wages and benefits than I currently have. The national median wages for medical assistants are according to (Onetonline) is $29,610.00. Which is $10,000 more than what I’m making currently as an EMT. Most positions are full time, holidays, weekends, nights. “Depending on the employer wages may be more than the national average” according to (salary.com). Geographical area As jobs in other career fields are getting sent overseas and cutting back then medical field is one that will always be in demand “In Illinois, employment of medical assistants is expected to increase faster than average through 2020. About 520 job openings are expected each year” (Illinois worknet center). Certifications In the medical field most positions require a professional license or certification to perform …show more content…
The number of facilities are reaching out to medical assistants, doctors will hire medical assistant because they are trained in many different areas and can perform many different office tasks and patient treatment. So the demand is getting bigger and bigger and the salary will also increase along with the demand for the assistants.
Duties
The many duties of a medical assistant are taking vital signs (i.e. blood pressure, pulse, temp, pulse ox). You can also help the doctor in patient exams and giving medications. Also the desk area of the job include making schedule and doing insurance papers and billing. Also it can depend on the employer you work for and what tasks they want you to do. You must know the HIPPA policy and patients’ rights. Duties are kind of like a physician’s assistant but without the desk area or clerical duties.
Tools
The tools used in this field can be many different ones including a blood pressure cuff used to check blood pressure, a stethoscope used to listen to the lung sounds and heart, a pulse oximeter used to measure the patient’s o2 saturation in the blood. Scheduling, accounting and Microsoft office programs will also be used in the job position while doing office work and billing work. A medical assistant has many different tasks and will require different tools and software depending on the
Medical Assisting
Daniel Clemmons
Kaplan University
Medical Assistant
Chosen Degree Plan I have chosen the Associates of Applied Science in Medical Assisting. Because I am an Emergency technician for a private ambulance company In Chicago and I want to broaden my education and career more into the health field. I graduated from Alan B Shepard High school in 2009 and worked time in retail as an assistant manager at an Ace Hardware and found that wasn’t what I wanted to do in life. My next door neighbor is a paramedic and I went for a ride along with him and I loved, the fast pace, the adrenaline rush you get going to the calls. I choose to go to Kaplan because my uncle is a former Criminal Justice instructor and he said it’s a great school to further my degree. I’m looking forward to getting my degree with Kaplan and pursing a new career path and better position I’ve also thought about getting a degree in Radiology for an X-ray tech. Salary Being in the medical field for almost 4 years I know the pay of some field isn’t that great and I’m currently on medical leave due to an injury from work. I have decided to pursue a career that has better wages and benefits than I currently have. The national median wages for medical assistants are according to (Onetonline) is $29,610.00. Which is $10,000 more than what I’m making currently as an EMT. Most positions are full time, holidays, weekends, nights. “Depending on the employer wages may be more than the national average” according to (salary.com). Geographical area As jobs in other career fields are getting sent overseas and cutting back then medical field is one that will always be in demand “In Illinois, employment of medical assistants is expected to increase faster than average through 2020. About 520 job openings are expected each year” (Illinois worknet center). Certifications In the medical field most positions require a professional license or certification to perform …show more content…
The number of facilities are reaching out to medical assistants, doctors will hire medical assistant because they are trained in many different areas and can perform many different office tasks and patient treatment. So the demand is getting bigger and bigger and the salary will also increase along with the demand for the assistants.
Duties
The many duties of a medical assistant are taking vital signs (i.e. blood pressure, pulse, temp, pulse ox). You can also help the doctor in patient exams and giving medications. Also the desk area of the job include making schedule and doing insurance papers and billing. Also it can depend on the employer you work for and what tasks they want you to do. You must know the HIPPA policy and patients’ rights. Duties are kind of like a physician’s assistant but without the desk area or clerical duties.
Tools
The tools used in this field can be many different ones including a blood pressure cuff used to check blood pressure, a stethoscope used to listen to the lung sounds and heart, a pulse oximeter used to measure the patient’s o2 saturation in the blood. Scheduling, accounting and Microsoft office programs will also be used in the job position while doing office work and billing work. A medical assistant has many different tasks and will require different tools and software depending on the