Medical Assistant

Duties and responsibilities: Medical assistants typically do the following: Take and record patient, history and personal information, Measure vital signs, Help the physician with patient examinations, Give patients injections as directed by the physician, Schedule patient appointments, and Prepare blood for laboratory tests. Medical assistants take and record patients’ personal information. They must be able to keep that information confidential and discuss it only with other medical personnel who are involved in treating the patient. Electronic health records (EHRs) are changing medical assistants' jobs. More and more physicians are adopting EHRs, moving all their patient information online. Assistants need to learn the EHR software that their office uses. Medical assistants should not be confused with physician assistants, who examine, diagnose, and treat patients under a physician's supervision. In larger practices or hospitals, medical assistants may specialize in either administrative or clinical work.

Salary: The median annual wage for medical assistants was $29,370 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $21,080, and the top 10 percent earned more than $41,570.

Education: High school students interested in a career as a medical assistant should take courses in biology, chemistry, and anatomy. Medical assistants typically graduate from post-secondary education programs, and employers may prefer to hire assistants who have completed these programs. Programs for medical assisting are available from community colleges, vocational schools, technical schools, and universities and take about 1 year to complete. These programs usually lead to a certificate or diploma. Some community and junior colleges offer 2-year programs that lead to an associate’s degree. All programs have classroom and laboratory portions that include lessons in anatomy and medical terminology. Some medical assistants have a high school diploma or equivalent and learn their duties on the job. There are no formal educational requirements for becoming a medical assistant in most states. Some states require assistants to graduate from an accredited program, pass an exam, or both to do advanced tasks, such as taking x rays and giving injections.

Reflection: I would not like to be a medical assistant because it wouldn't suit me as a career. For the reason that I wouldn't like it and it would not be something enjoyable for me I like to help people but not as in assistant. I like more of the hands on as in like a surgeon or dentist something like this would fall into one of the medical careers I would like. I would enjoy this more because I like to physically help that person not just take measurements or a pulse because to me that is not really helping it’s more of just analyzing and that sounds boring to me. I would like more action if I were to choose a medical career. 

Student Success Statement

Visualization-Imagination

“What you see is what you get”

Anonymous

Reflection: This saying is very strong and people should do this more often. What this is telling you is to see your future and accomplish it. If you see yourself getting into a university then you will do it. The reason for seeing yourself this way is because you will start to accomplish it taking little steps. For example if I say that I want to become a culinary artist then I will accomplish this. The reason is because I will start to take those steps towards becoming a culinary artist and I will become a culinary artist. I will accomplish my goals and dream and take those steps without even knowing because that’s who I want to be and you can do it to. If you really want to become what you say then you will become it because you really want it. 

Professional soccer player

Duties and Responsibilities: A professional soccer does the following: Play for a team, represent that team, and have fame which isn't

really important but they have fame. Also soccer players think quickly, swiftly, are fast, build up to higher teams, train physically, and work on team skills. Your day-to-day activities would vary depending on the level of your team, but at all levels you would: play in matches against other teams in your league, attend regular training sessions to improve your skills and general fitness, work on tactics, sometimes watching videos of matches to analyze your strengths and weaknesses, work with specialists such as physiotherapists, sports psychologists, coaches and your team manager, and take advice on diet and lifestyle from nutritionists and doctors. As a top player you may also give media interviews and be paid to promote products by appearing in adverts. At all levels, you might take part in work in the community, such as helping to coach local children and attending charity events.

Salary: Professional soccer players can earn from $25,000-$100,000. It really depends on their ranking, what team they are in, how they play, if they stay in the same condition, and if they stay in the peak level of their performance. 

Education: At an Academy or CoE, you would combine football training with general education. This could eventually lead to taking qualifications up to A level standard or equivalent. If you are age 16 to 18, you may be able to train on the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) scheme. You would work towards the Level 3 (NVQ) Diploma in Achieving Excellence in Sports Performance. Throughout your career as a footballer you would need to follow a strict training regime to keep up your skills and general fitness. The average professional playing career is relatively short and for most players is over by their early thirties. It could also be interrupted or cut short by injury. As a Football League, Premiership or Women's Super League player and a member of the Professional Footballers Association (PFA), you can get advice and guidance on educational and vocational courses which will help you prepare for a second career. Coaching, sports science and fitness industry training are popular choices.

Reflection: I would really like to become a professional football player. I think this would be the ideal career for me because I like to stay active, play soccer, and have fun doing so. 

Student success statement

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

Henry David Thoreau

Reflection: This is true because you should always do god. When you do well you succeed you will never fail. The reason for this is because say you give food to a homeless person then good karma will come back to you. Bad karma won’t come to you because you are doing well not bad. 

World Records

Largest collection of video-game memorabilia

·         Lisa Courtney is the record holder for this record.

·         She lives in the United kingdom

·         This record was set June 13, 2009

·         She has 14,410 different Pokemon items

Largest Pizza Commercially Available

·         Mama’s and Papa’s Pizzeria is the recorder holder for this record

·         They live in Los Angeles, California

·         This record was set September 30,2010

·         The pizza size is 4ft and 6in

Largest Waffle

·         Stichting gouda Oogst is the record holder for this record

·         They live in the Netherlands 

• This record was set on June 29, 2013

·         This waffle size is 8ft and 1.24in

Shortest Women Alive

·         Jyoti Kisnaji Amge is the record holder for this record

·         She lives in India

·         This record was set on December 16, 2011

·         Her measures to be 24.7in

My Favorite Record

·         Smallest dog living in length

·         Brandy is the record holder for this record

·         This dog lives in the United States

·         This record was set on January 31, 2005

·         This dog’s length is 6in 

Student success statement

“It is our duty to concentrate all our influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and unpopular that which is unsound”

Joseph Smith

Reflection: this couldn't be any truer. I believe that you should only do well and always do what’s right. If it doesn't sound good then just get away and don’t do it. You never feel good if you do something bad. But you always feel spectacular when you do what is right and what sounds right. Just like this quote says only do what is good and not do what is bad. Always focus on good and never on bad if you focus on bad then will you go down a road that you will not like. That is why you must do well and go down a good road that you will love. 

Home Health Aide

Duties and responsibilities: Home health aides typically do the following: Help clients in their daily personal tasks, such as bathing or dressing, Provide basic health-related services according to a client’s needs, such as checking vital signs or administering prescribed medication at scheduled times, Do light housekeeping, such as laundry, washing dishes, and vacuuming in a client’s home, Organize a client’s schedule and plan appointments, Arrange transportation to doctors’ offices or for other kinds of outings, Shop for groceries and prepare meals to a client’s dietary specifications, and Provide companionship. Home health aides, unlike personal care aides, typically work for certified home health or hospice agencies that receive government funding and therefore must comply with regulations. They work under the direct supervision of medical professionals, usually registered nurses. These aides keep records of services performed and of clients’ conditions and progress. They report changes in clients’ conditions to supervisors or case managers. Home health aides also work with therapists and other medical staff. Depending on their clients’ needs, home health aides may provide some basic health-related services, such as checking a client’s pulse, temperature, and respiration rate. They may also help with simple prescribed exercises and with giving medications. Occasionally, they change bandages or dressings, give massages, care for skin, or help with braces and artificial limbs. With special training, experienced home health aides also may help with medical equipment such as ventilators, which help clients breathe.

Salary: $16,600-$34,750

Education: Home health aides who work for agencies that receive reimbursement from Medicare or Medicaid must get a minimum level of training and pass a competency evaluation or receive state certification. Training includes learning about personal hygiene, reading and recording vital signs, infection control, and basic nutrition. Aides may take a competency exam to become certified without taking any training. These are the minimum requirements by law; additional requirements for certification vary by state. In some states, the only requirement for employment is on-the-job training, which employers generally provide. Other states require formal training, which is available from community colleges, vocational schools, elder care programs, and home health care agencies. In addition, states may conduct background checks on prospective aides. Home health aides can be certified by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Although certification is not always required, employers prefer to hire certified aides. Certification requires 75 hours of training, observation and documentation of 17 skills demonstrating competency, and passing a written exam.

Reflection: I wouldn't like to become this because it is not the right job for me. I prefer working in the kitchen as I want to be a culinary artist so this wouldn't fit my preference.