Medical Assistants
Job Description
• Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
Interest
• Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
• Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
• Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
5 Most Important Skills
• Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
• Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
5 Most Important Abilities
• Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through...