Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

There are different types of medical assistants, one is the administrative assistant and the other is the one who works at the clinic. Administrative assistant duties are to answer telephone calls, greet patients, updating and filing patients’ medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging hospitals and laboratory services, and handling billing. The clinical medical assistant duties are taking the patient’s medical history and recording vital signs, explaining treatments, getting patients ready for examination, and assisting the physician when needed. Their duties vary depending on the state they work in.

Salary: $15-$17 per hour, but this vary depending on many factors

Education:

You usually need a high school diploma or something equal to it. Most employers prefer that the soon to be medical assistant has been in formal programs in medical assisting. They don’t need a license, but depending on the state they have to take an exam or a course to be able to perform certain things like x-rays. For better chances you should have taken and passed an exam given by the national examination. You should have manners and be able to speak in front of others since your job requires that.

Demand:

Predicted to grow by 23% from 2014-2024. As the population increases the demand for medical assistants will increase as well.

Reflection:

I like typing and writing and in this job it looks like you do it a lot, so out of 10 I will give this a 5. It seems like a job I’ll like, but I don’t think I will actually do it because I don’t like everything about this medical career. I do think it is an important job and I honestly hope that many people like it since we need a lot of them.

  

“Take responsibility for YOUR OWN body, mind, and spirit, for your own physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.”

-Mr. C.S. Haymore

This statement means that we have to take care of ourselves because in the end our bad decisions affects us the most. We have to take care of our bodies and make sure we are healthy. For example, if you know you shouldn’t eat or drink something because it can affect your body in a bad way then don’t do it. We also have to take care of our mind and mental health. For example, you shouldn’t stress over the smallest things or don’t stress at all. If you are nervous about a test then you should study days before so it isn’t a lot of pressure the night before a test. Also be careful with what you see and hear it can affect your mental health as well. Finally, you should take care of your spiritual well-being. For example, if you are a happy person don’t let anyone change the way you are. You should be open-minded, but don’t let what others say change you. Don’t let the world around you change who you are, don’t let your spirit change because of how dark and evil the world might be. In the end it is our body, our mind, and our spirit, so you have to take great care of.

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Duties and Responsibilities:

LPN are in charge of taking the patient's’ blood pressure, temperature, weight, and height. They also take their medical history and enter it to the computer system. They give injections of medication and give them any medication the doctor prescribed. They also care for a wound the patient might have and immunizations. There are specific duties they do depending on what the patient has. For example, if they are injured then the nurse performs different duties. For example, they will manage the patient’s IV, their food intake and output, and many other things.

Salary: $43,170

Education:

A high school diploma or GED is needed to enroll in a 12 month program at a technical school. During those 12 months they receive knowledge on medication administration, infusion and injection therapy, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and medication formulas, phlebotomy, and patient care techniques and safety. At the end you have to register to take the National Council Examination for Practical Nurse. Education requirements may vary depending on the state you are in.

Demand:

Nurses have always been on a high demand and as the population grows so will the demand for nurses in the United states.

Reflection:

I wouldn’t like to be a nurse because I honestly do not like going to the doctor and getting shots. The way I see this is, if I don’t like that then why would I do it to someone else if I know that they won’t like it either. I know how it feels and I wouldn’t like others to go through something i don’t like. I see this as, don’t do stuff to others that you don’t like others doing to you.

“Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education”

-Martin Luther King Jr.

This statement means that you have to have intelligence and be a good person as well. You can’t just be intelligent because that won’t get you as far. For example, when you want to get a job it is very important that you have a great personality especially if your work involves interacting with others. You can’t achieve anything if you only have one of the two. Think about intelligence and your character as you brain and heart. Where the intelligence is your brain and your character is your heart. If you don’t have a good heart then you are nothing, you hardly alive and that is how your feel when you don’t have a great character. Now let’s say that you have a heart, but not a good brain. Without a good brain you can hardly do anything, you won’t be able to even move and that is how you feel and are without intelligence. In other words your body can’t operation the right way when one of the two most important parts don’t function right. These two parts go hand in hand just like intelligence and your character.

Kinesiologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Kinesiologist examine and understand every individual's physical capability and give them the training that suits them to sustain stress. They design exercises and diets for people who have hard tasks throughout their day to help strengthen bones and muscles. They also work in rehabilitation to help out sportsmen or anybody with any sort of injury. For example, they show them various exercises and healing techniques that can help the patient.

Salary: $44,670-$84,020 (2015)

Education:

High school degree or graduates degree in any biological field will make you eligible to get a degree in kinesiology. If you want to work as a professional kinesiologist you need a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Also if you want to specialize in a particular field you need to have a National Level Certification Exam.

Demand:

By 2018 the percent will go up to 30.3%, but the project wanting to work in this field are an even higher percentage. It is a very demanding and hard medical career to get.

Reflection:

I find this medical career very interest and it is mainly because in my family, family members have needed a Kinesiologist more than once. This will be a very interesting career that I will like to learn more about, but it won’t be my career in the future.

“We need the courage to start and continue what we should do, and the courage to stop what we shouldn’t do.”

-Richard L. Evans

This statement means that we should have the strength to do what is right even if it might be hard. For example, in the video we saw many people falling into the train tracks and there were men who went to pick them up even though it can result in them getting hurt. They didn’t know if they were going to make it in time before the train came, but that was a risk they were willing to take in order to save those people’s lives. We also saw how a man helped an old lady from a burning building and he didn’t care if he got burn in the process he just wanted to help. It is weird how we always have the courage to do what is wrong, but when it comes to doing right, we chicken out. We need to have that courage to help others even in the hardest of situations. You feel better when you help someone else out!

School Break Days

During Winter Break I actually did many things. Since my aunt came from Mexico to visit us we decided to take her to different places to get to know California. First we went to the snow the day after Christmas and when we had to leave we went to this lake that was next to the mountains to eat. The most eventful week was the last week since it was also the last week my aunt was here. On Monday, we went to Santa Monica because she wanted to go. We saw the sunset and we walked in the prier and after a while we went home. On Tuesday, we went hiking at Griffith Park, it was kind of difficult, but we all enjoyed it. Then after hiking we went to the beach next to the airport to see the airplanes go by. Wednesday was my favorite day because I went to Disneyland after nine years with my cousins and aunt. We spent the entire day there, but we only got on about 10 rides, but we ride two of them twice and one of them three times. We were able to visit both parks and I had never gone to California Adventure, so it was a very amazing experience. Some books that I read were Thirteen Reasons Why and other teen fictions books that I don't remember the name. Some shows that I watched were Girl Meets World, Teen Wolf, Shadowhunters, Beyond, Criminal Minds, Saving Hope, and Blue Bloods.