Medical specialist vs student medical assistant

Differences between medical specialist and student medical assistant duties and responsibilities

Medical specialist example responsibilities.

• Administer first aid, medication, emergency medical treatment, CPR, triage, and evacuation procedures.
• Provide tactical medical instruction and services in emergency medical care of patients in austere and complex, out-of-hospital environments.
• Provide mass casualty triage support, including administering emergency treatment, stabilizing patients, and routing them to appropriate medical facilities.
• Provide wound care, sutures, injections, and CPR as needed.
• Take vitals, = collecting co-pays, appt scheduling, radiology scheduling, triage, etc.
• Operate equipment such as: electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, and bag-valve mask resuscitators in advance life-support environments.
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Student medical assistant example responsibilities.

• Provide supportive counseling and utilize motivation interviewing to improve patients' ability to manage their medical diagnoses
• Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
• Assist patients with consent forms, HIPAA questions and insurance verification to ensure accurate and timely care.
• Used word processor and gain experience in EHR software.
• Prepare examination rooms, take patient vitals, and update EHR.
• Perform routine tests such as hearing tests, EKG's, vision tests, and specimen collection.
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