| With the shortage of nursing resources and | | | | and equipments used in the medical centers, |
| increased demand of medical assisting personnel | | | | offices or hospitals, right from medication supplies, |
| because of the significant amount of services | | | | gloves, bottles, needles, stationeries and many |
| required from all types of medical centers such as | | | | more. |
| hospitals, dental clinics, health care centers, private | | | | - They are the one who will prepare for the |
| clinics, surgeon specialist centre, pediatric specialist | | | | prescriptions after the patients are diagnosis by |
| centre and others, the medical assistant role has | | | | the doctor. He/she will brief the patients on the |
| become vital in the medical industry today. They | | | | frequencies to consume for each of the |
| are acting as the secretary in the doctor offices | | | | prescription and the related remedy of each are |
| and any medical centers who are responsible and | | | | potentially for. |
| managing all the basic administrative and clerical | | | | B) Back office |
| work in order to sustain the smooth operation of | | | | - At the Back Office, more technical tasks are |
| the office, clinics, hospitals from any operative | | | | expected here. Your medical knowledge on |
| interruption. The title of these medical personnel | | | | medical and health care and exposure in any |
| may sound small but their functions are | | | | previous jobs related to this field will definitely help |
| significantly important and necessary. No wonder it | | | | to facilitate your role here. |
| has been cited that medical assistant is the world | | | | - Medical assistant is the one who will guide the |
| third growing career today with attractive | | | | patients to the check-up room to conduct all the |
| remuneration and salary. | | | | basic routine examinations on the patients, and jot |
| What are the roles and responsibilities for medical | | | | down all the vital signs for the patients' weight |
| assistants? Let's separate out the two main work | | | | and height, age, blood pressure, temperature level, |
| scopes of this profession, which are the front | | | | possibilities of allergic, medical history, any inherited |
| desk and the back office and share some of the | | | | illness or diseases, the patient's current medical |
| details job functions of theirs. | | | | issues or health conditions. |
| A) Front desk | | | | - They will be the one responsible to give |
| - Those responsible at the front desk are | | | | injections, remove stitches and perform X-ray |
| responsible for more of a secretarial work such | | | | screening, and also help to draw blood for patients |
| as answering calls, filing up insurance form, | | | | whose blood sample need to be sent for lab |
| arranging appointments for their patients, | | | | testing. In some cases, the doctor will perform |
| reserving surgery rooms for the surgeons, | | | | the injections or drawing blood, but the medical |
| receive faxes and typing letters, electronic data | | | | assistant will need to stay in the room together |
| entry of patients' bio-data with their medical | | | | with the doctor and patients to assist with any |
| records, consultancy records etc. | | | | procedures and also to record down all the |
| - They are the first gate of engagement with the | | | | necessary details during the activity. |
| patients, who are normally the one who greets | | | | - A medical assistant will also help to clarify the |
| the patients in the medical centre. | | | | doctor's instructions to the patients to ensure that |
| - They are also the main contacts liaising with the | | | | the patients really understand what is expected |
| Insurance companies for claims and consultancy in | | | | from him or what are the diagnoses returned by |
| insurance matters. | | | | the doctor. Accurate information are to be |
| - They will have to take care of the | | | | communicated to the patients accordingly |
| replenishment activities for all the required stock | | | | especially in the medical field. |