Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

Medical assistants help physicians and nurses with patient care. They schedule appointments for the patients they also take blood pressure, temperatures, and perform other routine patient pre- examining procedures. Sometimes they help with office task. Medical assistants work in hospitals, clinics, and private physician offices.

Average Salary: $17,000 - $18,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take higher courses in school such as biology, physical science, office management, communications, and human relations. Some medical assistant training programs may accept GED certificates. Medical assistant programs for training can be offered by community colleges. It may take between six months and two years to complete.

I’m not sure I would like to be a medical assistant because it doesn’t really interest me as much as a RN would. And it seems you don’t really do much so I want more of a hands on job because I’ll get bored after a while.