What exactly does a Medical Assistant do?

Medical assistant? what exactly to they do?

• i'm thinking about going for medical assistant but i want to be sure of everything they do and how well is the pay and is it worth it.

• Answer:

  I think it would be a really good job. The hours would usually be good because you would follow the hours of a doctor's office. And there are some hospitals that hire a few CMAs. I would do it myself, but it is just too expensive and time-consuming. The community college here only offers an Associates degree in Medical Assisting and the private schools do take less time, but they can be $20,000+. :( MAs take patient histories, take vital signs, give shots, take blood, handle a lot of administrative office duties, etc... So if you do have a problem with needles, being an MA might not be for you. If you go to the website below, you can see the pay is pretty good. But you also have to take into consideration that you may have student loans after completing a Medical Assistant program. If you think you can get over your fear of needles, I would suggest trying to be an LPN instead of an MA. Just because you would make more as an LPN, but you would invest the same time and money into becoming an LPN as you would an MA. Good luck on whatever you decide!