what is a medical assistant? like what are the duties?
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I work as  Medical Assistant. Your job is between a secretary and nurse. In a doctors office you may do filing or you maybe pulling someones blood.  Mostly there to Assist the Doctor in his day to day duties
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Diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders, Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures.  Prescribe medication and treatment and refer patients for surgery. Act as consultants to other physicians
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Physician's assistant has much more education, responsibilities, paycheck, and independence. They work "under the direction of" a physician. The set up usually is that the doctor hires a good assistant and trains him in the way he wants certain things done, then the assistant is pretty independent and uses his judgement, and the doctor just signs his approval on the medical chart. Well, it's more involved than that, but there's the cliff notes.\n\nVersus medical assistant, much lower paying,  (although any position in a hospital has decent salaries and benefits), less responsibility, respect, independence, more menial.\n \nIf you are ready to explore the medical field, talk to the educational programs and find out what's involved. If you can possible swing it, I would highly recomment P.A.  It's just so much more, and a really great job. But both are much needed.
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A medical engineer can work for a medical equipment manufacturer.  In this case, as an employee his main customer would be his company or department.  In a larger sense his customers are the purchasing departments of medical factilities / potential users of his products (for medical equipment) / potential users of his products (for medical devises).\n\nA medical engineer could also work for a medical facility (maintaining and montoring the use of medical devices).  In this case his customer would be his employer.
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THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT CAREER IS GREAT and VERY REWARDING... \n\nEmployment in the health care industry continues to grow like never before. This includes the need for new talents in the medical assisting field. \n\nThe growing need comes from the ever growing and aging population and an increased interest in health care occupations. Medical assisting is an ideal career for those who want to get into the job fast  and enjoy working with people. It might be true... most medical assistants feel they are underpaid (starting salary $9 - $12 on average) but their main reason why they love this job is because they want to make a difference in their community via a  medical office! \n\nI suggest you visit the link I will provide you at the very end of this message. The link takes you to the Medical Assistant Net Website where every effort has been made to describe the true nature of the medical assistant's work environment. There are many many web page to explain what working in a medical office typically entails! \n\nMedical Assistant Net provides medical assistant students, their instructors, as well as working medical assistants and their supervisors with valuable resources and information about career training, scope of practice, salary guidelines and networking resources.
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Usually a Nurses Aid is only in your home for an hour. they Usually help assist the patient with their baths or shower and personal care. then it is there job to clean the bath room and make the patients bed,  take bp, and temp. and then leave.  It really depends on how many hour's she is hired for.   If a family hire the NA. then they will tell her what they expect from her.If the family hires them, then they will be expected to do more like cooking meals, feeding giving meds,if they are bed ridden then they must be turned but most of all. treat each patient as you would want  treated. with respect.  but normally  her only duties is to make sure the patient is tended to as needed.  \n If the state hires you  It is a Certified Personal Assistant that will take the patient grocery shopping or to doctor visits.  or clean there house.give baths. they actually do the same a an aid. but really are usually their in the home with the family a lot longer than an NA or CNA,  I have had my CPA for five years now,  A companion  is just what it means. a friend. someone to be with you. to do things for and with you. nothing else.    \n    And you might want to check within your state. cause it varies from state to state to what and how much an NA,  CNA and CPA is allowed to do.
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Certified Nursing Assistant or Technician (CNT or CNA)\n\nSUMMARY\nProvides services and care for residents and patients.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.\n• Provides personal care and services such as:\na) Assisting with activities of daily living (turning and positioning, toileting, bathing and grooming, feeding, and mobility)\nb) Obtains and records vital signs and weight as assigned.\nc) Accurately documents all care as required by company policy and in compliance with state and federal regulations.\n• Provides non-resident services such as, but not limited to, washing wheelchairs and cleaning resident / patient areas in compliance with infection control procedures.\n• Contributes to the resident assessment and care plan.\n• Makes routine rounds on each assigned resident and patient in accordance with established procedures.\n• Promptly communicates any significant changes in behavior or condition to supervisor.\n• Completes required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations.\n\nSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES\nn/a\n\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT\nShift work may be required. Employee is frequently required to stand, walk, see, use hands or fingers, reach with hands and arms, feel, talk and hear. Employee is occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. In compliance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.\n\nOTHER REQUIREMENTS\nParticipates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident’s protected health information. Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies, procedures and state and federal law.\n \n REQUIREMENTS\nENTRY QUALIFICATIONS\n• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent, or related experience and / or training.\n• Successful completion of State-approved Nursing Assistant Certification course.\n\nThere is no real difference.
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Hummm are you sure you have the disease spelled correctly?  I am not finding anything on my net searches and I haven't heard of it as a trained Medical Assistant.  I'm sorry :/  GL!  Maybe someone else here give you a better answer!
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Since you are in the medical field anyways, why not a medical office assistant?  Billing assistants get paid around $10 even without experience if you are familiar with medical terminologies.  Also, you speaking Spanish could be a valuable asset at medical offices located in Hispanic neighborhoods...
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Medical Assisting...I love it!!!
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Eek. Doctors have to work all the time. They even have to work on christmas. They work in hospitals or in small little offices. They should never develope a relationship with their patients. There are many kinds of doctors. ER Doctors work specificially in the Emergency Room, doctors who give birth, doctors who give shots, etc. They must wash their hand for 2 minutes after helping someone. They must be very clean. They can't turn a patient down. If your teacher wants you to be specific then you should say which kind of doctor you prefer to be. A doctor who gets involved in lots of blood or a doctor who puts bandaides on a little boy who fell of his skateboard.
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Each hospital has its own set of bylaws delineating the categories, but in general it breaks down along these lines:\nActive staff, for those who routinely practice in the hospital;\nCourtesy staff, who may use the hospital on a quite limited basis;\nConsulting staff, which I hope is pretty self-explanatory; and there may be other special categories, for a professor emeritus, for example.\nAssuming an application for active staff, the physician will likely have a long check-list of general and specialty-specific procedures in which to apply for privileges.
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physician assistant or PA is the highest level from among your list, both in terms of education, salary, and time required for a degree.  A PA functions like a doctor in many respects.  This is similar to a nurse-practitioner, or NP.\n\nNursing, look it up, pretty straight forward, there are lvn and RN, with RN there is a BSN and ADN ( 2 vs 4 yr degree)\n\nMedical assistant is a person who has very basic knowledge of medical office procedures and assists with blood pressures, etc..  Do you want to know something more specific?
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Well,\n\nA nurse practitioner is usually a master's prepared nurse. Some nurse practitioners also have certificates, but I am pretty sure that has changed to a master's as a minimum requirement. A physician's assistant can have a certificate, but most have to be masters prepared. \n\nA nurse practitioner and physician's assistant have many of the same job responsibilities. Both answer to physicians. A nurse practitioner can write prescriptions in some states, physicians assistants may not.\n\nPhysicians assistants may have permission in some states to perform light surgical procedures. \n\nAlot of things depend on the rules in your state and the programs offered. This will require some research on your part.
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Patient Care Assistant.  It's the same as a nurses aid.  PCA's work in hospitals, and help with daily living such as, bathing, feeding, bed making, taking blood pressure and glucose levels.  For patients that need these things done.  It's a very rewarding job, and if you plan to one day be a nurse or move up in the medical field it's a good stepping stone.
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Here's a good site\nhttp://www.medicalcareerinfo.com/
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duties would include the list of modalities you know.  also include the office duties your are skilled at such as phones, making appointments, charting... ummm... i think that's about it