On the path of becoming an X-ray Technician What is an X-ray Technician? An X-ray Technician is a medical professional who works with imaging equipment. The job of a technician is to follow the doctor orders, position patients’ correctly to properly take the picture that has been ordered by the doctor. It may require turning and lifting to those who has disability problems, and many hours on your feet. Being an x-ray technician so much more than just detecting broken bones, it also recognizes diseases.
The primary audience is the hospitals or clinic staff. Like the instructional document, the audience is dealing with medical research; however, the audience is explained as a problem for nurses or doctors doing blood transfusion. The secondary audience includes the patients and the upper-level managers of the hospital. September 22, 20172Possible external audiences include other scientists or people working for other hospitals or clinics that specialize in blood transfusion. Situational AnalysisThe context of the steroid pulse therapy document is mainly focused on medical research.
These responsibilities requires a manager to gather information from physicians and other staff members. With all the information coded and on file, a manager will be able send out accurate billing statements to insurance companies and patients. In order to be successful in the accuracy of medical records, coding and billing, and insurance processing, students who are seeking an Associates of Applied Science in Medical Office Management must acquire detail oriented skills. Mastering this skill will not only further ones career, but help simplify their responsibilities and keep them organized. According to Kaplan University (n.d.), medical office managers must be competent in medical records management, billing and coding, and insurance processing.
Project 1 There are many confidentiality, privacy and security issues that relate to working as a medical receptionist in a medical practice. It is very important to have a senior person to oversee all administrative functions. A senior person will outline the tasks your job entails and will teach you the practice’s policies and procedures. They will teach you how to access patient records and how to know what information is relevant to your work. A senior person will also check your work and will be there for guidance if any conflict of interest occurs.
The medical assistant’s job criteria include taking a patient’s blood pressure, temperature and checking their medical history. The medical assistant will also collect lab specimens and draw blood. To become a medical assistant, you must train from ten to eighteen months. Some health care jobs can even be done from home. Although many individuals are employed in a health care setting, there are medical transcriptionists and medical billers who work from home.
Introduction Becoming a Medical Assistant (MA) comes with a lot of hard work, dedication and last but not least, responsibilities not only to the physicians or staff but mostly to the patients. The responsibilities include handling the medical care and the administrative tasks. The main responsibility however, is being able to treat the patients and treat them with the care they are needed at that time. As a Medical Assistant, you can find employment within the health care industry such as doctor offices, hospitals, or private or government health care centers. While pursuing a diploma in Medical Assisting you have to know what the prerequisites are in order to become certified and/or licensed Medical Assistant.
Some potential career paths include physician office or clinic assisting, hospital setting medical assisting, optometry assisting, and chiropractic assisting. This career field has numerous daily hand on patient care requirements such as recording patient history, medication lists, taking vitals, performing EKG’s, administering vaccines, and drawing blood. There are also numerous front office requirements such as “scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purpose” (O-Net). The actual daily requirements on the job will be determined by the position held and the type of specialty that the office specialized in, but all of the skills are essential to know to be gainfully employable in this field. It is predicted by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation that an increase of 14% will occur over the next ten years in the demand of medical assisting positions.
To become a pediatrician a person must have a diploma or GED, a bachelor’s degree; they must graduate from medical school, complete an internship, pass a state licensing exam, and complete a residency program in pediatrics. To get into medical school a person will need a Bachelor’s degree. Once a person gets into medical school they will be working to earn a Doctor of Medicine degree or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. They will spend the first two years of medical school in classrooms and labs studying: anatomy, biochemistry, and medicines. They will also learn how to take a medical history, examine patients, and make a diagnosis.
Most nurses usually work in healthcare facilities unless they are home health care providers such as school nurses or for the elderly. RNs are mostly found in the healthcare facilities such as hospitals or doctors’ offices. Taking on this job requires a lot of standing, walking, and sitting for hours on end. The RNs must be able to handle stressful situations because they never know what they will see in the work area. The nurse could go from something small to seeing blood everywhere from an emergency that just occurred.
FETAC level 5 Medical Terminology SN2428 “The Role of the Medical Secretary Within a Chosen Healthcare Setting” Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………….. 1 Part One – Common medical terminology used in ….. Gastroenterology area …2 Part Two – importance of correct medical terminology usage in communicating with patients and medical practitioners …………………………………………………………… 5 Part Three – Illustration the rational and procedure to be followed in preparing and assembling X-ray reports………6 * …..6 * 8 Conclusion 10 Recommendations ...11 Bibliography.........................................................................13 Introduction, Aims & Objections A medical secretary has very important function in the medical profession. The job incorporates aspects of administrative duties with medical knowledge. They are usually the first point of contact for patients in a physician's office, a clinic or hospital and make the first impression for the entire office. Apart from having excellent general secretarial skills, they should be knowledgeable in medical terminology, lab procedures and legislation relating to the healthcare sector. The aims and objections of this project is to introduce common Medical Terminology in healthcare setting.