MEDICAL ASSISTANT 1 Medical Assistant Job Overview Where did you get this from It needs a citation MEDICAL ASSISTANT 2 The education and experience needed is the completion of a medical assisting program As a medical assistant you will be working in many areas so you will end up getting to train in these areas Administration clinical and laboratory all of which have their own specific responsibilities These responsibilities include some of the following as an administrative medical assistant you will be responsible for answering phones scheduling patients and filling out insurance claims As a clinical medical assistant you will be drawing blood giving injections and assisting in minor surgical procedures As a laboratory medical assistant you will be handling urine blood and other specimens The expected outcome for a medical assistant is great The demand for this occupation is expected to significantly grow There have been an increasing number of medical assistants