4. Achieve Success in Your Job Interview
Once you’ve obtained your certification, you’ll be in a good position to land an interview with a physician’s office and begin working.
Make sure to thoroughly investigate the facility and team you’re interviewing with. Prepare responses to questions that highlight your abilities, knowledge of the medical field, and how well you’ll fit into the team’s culture.
Also, bring your questions that demonstrate your interest in both the profession and the individual post.
5. Maintain Your Momentum
Don’t let gaining your first medical assistant position be the end of your career; once you’ve taken this step, search for opportunities to advance your career.
For example, you may later decide to return to school to broaden your job prospects.
If you acquire an associate degree first, you may elect to pursue a bachelor’s degree afterward.
You can also choose to broaden your choices as a medical assistant by being certified in additional areas such as office programs, pharmaceuticals, phlebotomy, and others.
Medical Supplies Required for a Medical Assistant
In their daily work, certified medical assistants must successfully operate a wide range of medical equipment.
A medical assistant in primary care or another clinical environment, for example, may employ any of the following:
- Thermometer
- Examine lights
- Machine for electrocardiograms
- Scale
- Hemoglobin analyzer
- Autoclave\sComputer
- Ultrasound device
- Stethoscope
- Sphygmomanometer
- Ophthalmoscope
- Syringes
- Biohazard
- Sharps
- Containers
- Glucometers
- Otoscopes
- Penlights
- Hearing aids
- Forceps, scalpels, and other surgical implements