1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a medical assistant do? |
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 What field is your job in?
health
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What is your job title?
medical assistant
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
I work for a hospital based company that has private physician offices included in it.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
5 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
38 hours a week
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
scheduling patients, vital signs, venipuncture, assist with procedures, lab work, starting IV's
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
12,000.00
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
15000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
2 weeks vacation, short and long term disability
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
under compensated
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
yes. there are an average of 5 ma's or lpns and 10 front office staff at all times
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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3 Work Environment - co-workers
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4 Work Environment - supervisors
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5 Benefits
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6 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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2 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
fill out an application. Possibly do some non paid on the job training
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
definately social skills. YOu interact with sick people all day long and they are not in a good mood. I feel that if you are not happy at your job, then you should find another one. You need technical skills, organizational skills as well
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
yes. YOu do need to go to school to become a nurse or medical assistant
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
make sure that this is the field that you want to be in. If you are squeemish, go into another field of work
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