| Medical assistants are in high demand, and the | | | | colleges offer programs called Medical Assistant to |
| opportunities for career advancement are many. With | | | | R.N. programs. Students first achieve certification as an |
| further education or on the job training, a certified | | | | assistant, and then advance through the curriculum to |
| medical assistant can transition into a number of | | | | complete the nursing program. |
| related disciplines. At the start of a career, assistants | | | | Medical Records Technicians |
| most often are employed in physician's offices, clinics | | | | Records technicians are often responsible for making |
| and urgent cares. Job duties may include phlebotomy, | | | | sure that patients' records are accurate and in order. |
| taking patient histories, taking and recording vital signs, | | | | While they do not provide patient care, they are |
| giving injections, billing and coding as well as various | | | | required to be knowledgeable about the care that has |
| clerical duties. Those who choose to further careers | | | | been provided, as well as be proficient in medical |
| with cross training and additional academic courses will | | | | terminology, billing, coding and transcription. |
| discover vast opportunities within the medical field. | | | | Home Health Aides |
| Cross training as a way to transition into higher paying | | | | Home health aides typically work under the supervision |
| jobs is very common among allied health care | | | | of a registered nurse and carry out the specific home |
| professionals. Further education can lead to careers as | | | | health care plan for patients as prescribed by a |
| an R.N., physical therapy assistant, medical records | | | | physician. Home health care aides must complete a |
| specialist, home health aide or Licensed Practical Nurse | | | | four to six week curriculum to be eligible for |
| (LPN). All of these professions build upon the education | | | | certification in this specialized allied health career. |
| received in a medical assisting program; therefore, it | | | | Physical Therapy Assistant |
| can be considered a stepping stone into advanced | | | | Physical therapy assistants often work in the |
| career opportunities. | | | | therapeutic departments of hospitals, doctors' offices, |
| Registered Nurses | | | | sports clinics and physical therapy offices. Knowledge |
| Registered nurses are employed in hospitals, clinics, | | | | of ROM exercises, heat and cold therapies, ambulation |
| urgent cares, and specialized facilities. Many technical | | | | and therapy techniques is required for this profession. |