Job Description:
Medical
Assistants (MAs) provide direct Patient Care in hospitals,
clinics, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, long term care and
rehabilitation facilities.
Their training is
more than what is required for a Certified Nursing Assistant
(CNA), and less than what is required Licensed Practical Nurse
(LPN).
MAs (& LPNs)
are licensed to pierce the
patient's skin (CNAs are not).
MAs work under the direction of
Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Physicians.
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