Medical AssistanceBy: Chris Thomason

Job Description Trusted to get documents safe away from

harm.

There are Many different assistances. Optometrist, pediatric.

The main duties of a medical assistant is to take vitals, filling out patient records, lab services, and just help around the hospital

Positives of job College takes about 2 years, a

associates degree, in some cases its not even required at all.

Regular hour days (40 hours a week)

Benefits: Dental insurance, long term disability, 401k, retirement plan.

Weaknesses of a Medical assistant Salary: around $37,000(national

average)

You have to adapt to the job, you have to learn all the instruments, specific rules and regulations.

Your not a real MD

Job Hot Spot The best locations for this position

would either be in really big cities, or in rural places where they need medics.

Job outlook The rate is supposed to increase 31% from

2010- 2020.

A lot of hospitals want to hire these types of assistances to help out the real MD’s

Sometimes when the MD’s aren’t there the specific assistances are supposed to take over.

Daily responsibilites Write and take notes, help out the doc’s

Clean up after everybody

What collages offer the degreeEverest College, LA

Heald college, Fresno

UCLA