PipelineNC Career Profile for
Medical Assistants
Career 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. 
NC Salary
$21,200
$27,690
$35,610
What It Takes
Required Level of Education - High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) Related Work Experience - None On-Site or In-Plant Training - Up to and including 1 month On-the-Job Training - Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months 
Did You Know?
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KnowledgeEnglish Language
Importance:
 Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Medicine and Dentistry
Importance:
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Customer and Personal Service
Importance:
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Clerical
Importance:
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
Psychology
Importance:
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
AbilitiesOral Expression
Importance:
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension
Importance:
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Clarity
Importance:
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Problem Sensitivity
Importance:
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Near Vision
Importance:
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Work Styles
Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. ASSESS YOUR JOB SKILLS FOR THIS CAREER PATH
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