How do they match: Medical Assistants

  • Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
  • Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
  • Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
  • Keep financial records or perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit or collections or mailing monthly statements to patients.