Medical assistants often take medical histories and record the vital signs of patients. Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities.
Below is Medical Assistant Salary In Ghana
Taske and duties
Interviewing patients and their families to obtain information on their health status and medical history
Assisting medical doctors and other health professionals to examine and treat patients, including measuring and recording vital signs, administering medications, and performing routine clinical procedures such as giving injections and removing sutures
Getting patients ready for examination and treatment, including explaining procedures and showing them to examination rooms
Preparing and handling medical instruments and supplies, including sterilizing instruments and disposing of contaminated supplies in accordance with safety procedures
Collecting blood, tissue, or other specimens, and preparing them for laboratory testing
Providing information to patients and families on health care topics including medications prescribed by a medical doctor or another health professional
Providing prescription and drug refill information to pharmacies
Maintaining cleanliness of patient waiting and examination rooms
Recording information on patients’ medical history, diagnostic testing and treatment procedures and results, and other information in medical record-keeping systems
Scheduling appointments with patients, and preparing the documentation required for billing, reporting, and insurance purposes.
The salary range for the majority of workers in Medical assistants – from GH₵847.35 to GH₵4,160.42 per month – 2021.
Medical assistants perform basic clinical and administrative tasks to support patient care under the direct supervision of a medical practitioner or other health professional.
Are medical assistants nurses?
Keep in mind, however, that a medical assistant is not an RN and therefore cannot perform nursing responsibilities that are only to be done by a licensed RN.
Such responsibilities would include a nursing assessment, patient and family teaching, making a nursing diagnosis, and utilizing the nursing process.