Medical assistant profession is hot

The medical assistant career field is growing and has been named one of the hottest healthcare careers today.

 

In its list of the top 38 healthcare jobs, U.S. News ranked the medical assistant profession as No. 24 in it’s ranking earlier this year.

 

“A routine visit to the doctor is really a visit with an entire team – including a growing number of medical assistants,” U.S. News reported. “Medical assistants are likely the first and last faces you’ll see during any medical appointment, either in your doctor’s office or at a larger medical organization. The job is a mix of traditional office work, including manning the front desk, answering phones and filing insurance forms, as well as hands-on tasks such as drawing blood and preparing it for lab tests, administering injections and making sure medical histories are accurately recorded.”

 

It’s the diverse nature of the medical assistant’s job that makes this a career that can benefit from professional training from a school like A-Technical College. Today’s employers are looking for medical assistants who feel comfortable doing a combination of administrative and clinical duties.

 

The need for medical assistants will only increase in the coming years as more Americans seek healthcare services.

 

“The aging baby boomer population will help drive demand for more medical assistants, who will be needed to support doctors and nurses as they diagnose and treat patients,” U.S. News added. “The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects medical assistant employment growth of 29 percent between 2012 and 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations.”