Medical Assistant?

If you like a fast paced, always busy, Doctors right hand man in a outpatient setting environment- then Medical Assisting is your calling. I am currently a Medical Assistant and I love it. I work in a multi-specialty office that houses Neurology, Nephrology,Cardiology, Rheaumatology, Pulmonary, and Gastroenterology. I Assist each specialty daily. We have clinic from 8:30am-12pm, and then again at 1pm-4pm it gets very busy, but I love the satisfaction of providing care to my patients. I'm a Sr. MA ( I'm going to school part time for NRSG, so I'm given alot more responsibilities than the other MA's, leadership mainly) so I ensure patient flow in the office, professionalism from the clinical staff of MA's and medical receptionist, and ensure billing is coded properly by the MA's under me. Long story short, I think the MA profession is meant as a stepping stone for bigger things, as in Nursing. Good look, hope my looooong winded response helped!

I am a CMA. I worked in a docs office for one year. The work is not bad, but if you get a doc with an attitude, you will be miserable. The pay is not good. The only thing that is really good is the hours. M-F, no holidays, usually no weekends (some places are starting to offer Saturday appointments.) I am not respected for my certification and am viewed as a nurse's aide most of the time. If you want to be in healthcare, be a nurse. That's what I would have done if I would have had the opportunity.

Don't waste your time girlie! I've been an MA for about two years now and we are over worked and under-paid. You will feel unappreiciated.

I'm a medical assistant and I it has its flaws. Alo of things they teach you in school you can't even do. Also alot of place want you to go to school for it. Doctor treat you like slaves alot of there time and make ou feel like your there assistant. I suggest CNA. 4 weeks of school way less money. And its so hard to find a job once you graduate. They want 2-4 years experince most of the time.

Well let me tell you DON"T DO IT!!!!!!! Get your RN, its worth it, read on... Some people only go for the 8 month course and get certified well I did the 2yr associates degree and spent $26,000. Waist of my money. It really depends on where you live but I was only offered $7.50 to $9.00 an hour. So I didn't take the job I went to college for 2 yrs for that right over min wage, I don't think so. Well my degree has helped, to get a good job but I hate that I'm paying money for that and I don't even work in the field. MA are under estimated you learn almost everything a RN does if you go 2yrs, well I learned alot about health and alot of clinical skills to not even get 1/2 of what a RN makes. I know this I've been there. 10 people out of my 15 people class does not even work in the medical field. hope you make a good choose.

I've been a medical assistant for 7 years now. Not a day goes by that I wish I had done just that 1 more year of tech school to get my RN license. I would make twice as much as what I make now. Its an ok job, but now I'm looking at going back and I have to go for 2 years again.