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Medical assisting involves working alongside registered nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and physicians as part of a healthcare team. Medical assistants may perform tasks such as taking blood pressure, explaining medical information to patients, wound care, drawing blood, and recording patients' medical history. Why should you consider medical assisting as your career? Medical Assistants Make a Difference Whether it's in helping a patient understand medication, calming a patient during an exam or helping a patient learn about improving health, medical assistants make a tangible difference in patients' health. Medical assistants also help physicians and other care providers offer the best care possible as they perform supportive tasks during exams and procedures. Medical Assistant Is Interesting Work Bored easily? That's not possible working as a medical assistant. With an ever-changing flow…

What can you do as a Graduate of Medical Assistant Program? Medical assistant program offers many employment prospects. Graduates don't feel pigeonholed. In fact, they can work in numerous medical environments. Within those facilities, medical assistants can work in a large variety of roles, including clinical, clerical, and administrative. Branford Hall's Medical Assistant program provides an impressive education in medical skills and knowledge. Before you commit to a medical assistant program, learn about the kinds of employment you could seek upon graduation. Clerical Medical Assistant While considered entry-level, the clerical medical assistant's vital tasks keep the medical office running smoothly for care providers. The clerical medical assistant possesses secretarial skills such as operating multi-line phone systems, scheduling, and maintaining medical records. They should be capable of multi-tasking and coping with…

Discover the various positions of professional medical assistants! Medical assisting is a career field that can offer many opportunities. Many professionals enjoy this career because of the active and energetic approach that this healthcare position requires. Unlike some career paths, the field of medical assisting doesn’t have to be mundane and it doesn’t have to be limited to one mode of work. In fact, as a medical assistant you could provide a combination of clinical, administrative, and clerical responsibilities. When you enroll in a medical assistant training program at Branford Hall, you are offered knowledge in a variety of modalities. However, before you apply to a training program, you should know what each type of medical assistant position requires. Below are some positions medical assistants may hold and their responsibilities: Clerical Medical Assistant…

Find out if this exciting career is for you! If you are searching for a career in the healthcare field that provides personal fulfillment, a wide variety of experience, and doesn’t require years of studies, you may want to consider training as a medical assistant. Medical assistants perform a blend of administrative and clinical duties to keep medical offices running smoothly. Working alongside doctors and nurses, they may take patient histories, get vital signs, draw blood, handle specimens, or perform diagnostic tests. They also schedule appointments, file medical records, and work with insurance companies. Becoming a medical assistant can be fulfilling for many reasons. You can help others and feel good about what you do   If you are the type of person who gets personal satisfaction from helping someone…

Branford Hall appreciates our medical assisting students! Did you know that this week is Medical Assistant Awareness Week? There are many positions within the field of healthcare that aren’t as well-known as doctors and nurses. One of them is medical assisting. But medical assistants—like so many other allied health positions—are still extremely important to making healthcare industry run smoothly. Find out more about this important role. What do medical assistants do? Medical assistants play a supportive function within doctors’ offices and hospitals. Their duties include tasks such as: Getting patients ready for exams Measuring and recording vital signs Drawing blood for testing Administering injections Scheduling appointments Providing medical billing and coding services Entering information into electronic health records (EHR). What makes medical assistants so important? Medical assistants are important because…

Learn the basics about this critical health care role Are you looking to embark on a new career in the healthcare field? If you’re thorough and detail-oriented, and seeking an office position rather than direct patient care, medical billing and coding may be something to consider. As you explore this career option, here are some details about the profession that can be helpful to you. What is medical billing and coding? A medical billing and coding professional helps healthcare providers, both large and small, to document the details of all patient visits and submit the necessary paperwork to insurance providers, so that the practitioners are reimbursed fully and in a timely manner. They use a system of codes to file claims efficiently and ensure that patients are not over- or…