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Medical Assistant jobs?

Medical Assistant Jobs?

  • I am thinking about going to school to become a medical assistant. I have been in and out of crappy jobs for some time now and I'd like to do something that would at least give me ...show more

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    If you are going to go to school, go as far as you can go. Do you want to be an MA? What brought you to think about working in this field? I don't know what the programs cost where you live, but here in CA they DO cost upwards of 20 grand. The profession is fun, but I don't know any state where a $10-$15/hrly pay would support a family. It's a good second income in a family, though. It can be a monotonous job if you work in a physician's office - take vital signs, room patients. All day, every day. In small practices, you can do more. In large (corporate) practices, you are very limited in your scope of practice. Check into where you would want to work - talk to some MAs and see how they like it. Most of the MAs I know are going to school to be RNs. Good luck !

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Ok, to correct Crazy, the previous Poster, who said that CNA's make the same as M.A.'s. She failed to say that each state is different. BY NO MEANS DO I AS AN M.A., MAKE AS LITTLE AS A CNA! Perhaps maybe that's how things are in HER state, but here in Illinois CNA's and MA's get paid on very different pay scales!

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Hello...I am a licensed instructor and I have worked in the medical field for about ten years...I have not heard of any MA school that charges $20,000. Add ten more to that and you have a sono tech or CVT program. Basically, if you choose to take the MA course, it is a wise decision, because you will have many job options to choose from. It does depend in part where you are from, but mostly it depends on YOU. ..your work and educational background...how badly you want to succeed. You can work in the front office back office, in a hospital, group practice, lab or assistant lab tech in a hospital (if you take the phlebotomy certification test), private doctor's office, physical therapy office, etc...just make sure that the school you plan on attending is accredited, and that they have job placement. If possible, ask to speak to some graduates that are working in the field. You can also work for a temp agency-there are a lot of them out there now that cater to Medical Assistants. Good luck in whatever career path you choose, always think positive, and make it work for you!

BLBHF

Depends on where you live. Im currently enrolled in a Medical Assistant program in Wisconsin. It does not cost you $20,000 by any means. I can get my technical degree at a tech for around $4,000 and then pay to take the exam and be certified. Our program has us in a 5 week externship at the end where we are actually working in an office under the watch of a medical assistant employed there. Often times the office you do your externship at hires you. (Thats if everything goes well) Around here the average wage is between $12-$14 and the benefits are usually good. However this all mainly depends on where you live. Good Luck!!

mandaz86

I know the Army is looking for Medical assistants and so are some private contracting firms. It's like a glorified Nursing Assistant and the field is so flooded it takes time to get into a good job at a doctors office. So you could work in a nursing home, or medical supply company. lb

Shel

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