Why Medical Assistants are Important to Patients and Why this Job Provides Career Stability and Financial Prosperity
Medical Assistants are both important to patients and a vital member of any medical team. In addition to performing a multitude of tasks, they also ensure quality patient care. Medical Assistants also support other medical staff members by performing both medical and administrative duties. It is interesting to…
Medical Assisting – The Field with a Future
Accidents and illness do not happen, by appointment, and this fact makes healthcare a recession-proof industry. According to the U.S. Government Center for Medicare and Medicaid Studies, healthcare has a $3.3 trillion impact on the economy and represents 17.9 percent of the GDP. The average cost, for medical…
What is a Health Administrator?
Health administration, healthcare administration, healthcare management or hospital management is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of public health systems, health care systems, hospitals, and hospital networks in all the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors. The top skills you'll need to be a successful hospital administrator…
Three of VCMC’s Programs Make Monster.com’s Top Twelve List of Hot Medical Careers
Monster.com, one of the nation’s premier electronic job search boards, recently reported on employment trends in the medical careers industry. In their synopsis, they identified twelve medical careers which will remain in high demand for years to come. Three programs that are offered by Southern California-based Valley College…
Why You Should Consider a Career as a Surgical Technologist
The Surgical Technologist’s role is to support the surgical team in a variety of ways. Typical duties and responsibilities include: Organizing and preparing the sterile and non-sterile equipment for a particular procedure. Ensuring that the operating room is prepared with the correct surgical instruments and equipment, sterile solutions,…
Pharmacy Technician Employment Rates Will Rise By 12 Percent
A Pharmacy Technician is a licensed healthcare para-professional who performs pharmacy-related functions working under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy technicians work in a variety of locations, including community, close-door, retail, and hospital pharmacies. Pharmacy technicians can also be employed by long-term care facilities, pharmaceutical manufacturers,…
The High Demand For Medical Billers And Coders
What is medical billing and coding? Medical billing and coding are the lifeblood of the healthcare system. These fields allow healthcare providers to be paid for their services. It is the medical coder’s job to translate the healthcare provider’s report, of a patient’s visit, into numeric or alphanumeric…
If you live in Los Angeles County California Being a Medical Assistant is a Smart Move
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, greater Los Angeles County is the number one employer of certified medical assistants in the nation. In 2017, 89, 901—or five in every one thousand residents--in the area was employed as a medical assistant. Further, the BLS estimates…
US Healthcare Needs 2.3 Million Workers by 2025
2.3 Million New Health Care Workers Will Be Needed by the United States Healthcare by 2025. In order to adequately take care of its patient population the United States healthcare system will need to hire 2.3 million new healthcare workers by 2025. However, according to a recent research…