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Comparing becoming a CNA to a Medical Assistant? |
Okay right now, Ive signed up for Bio-Medical in my high school's Volkational school. After 3 years of passing the Bio-medical class, you receive your CNA liscense. Not to mention this is the hardest class in the entire school. But, i realized, CNA is not what i want to be persay. I really dont want to clean up crap being a CNA. Ive always wanted to become a Medical Assistance but i thought u needed to go to colledge. This is where im trying to avoid. I mean, i will go to college if i must but, im trying to save money. So i learned you can take 2 year classes to become a Medical Assistant. This is where you take blood pressure, temperature, etc. Thats what i wanna do. So which is worth it? Im really leaning toward Medical assistant but the majority of it leans on how much per hour you get paied. So which one would be worth in in the long run? In the long run it would be more worth it to become a medical assistant (since you don't want to clean up crap) I strongly suggest though, that if it's a better pay your seeking, you should not just stop at a medical assistant, but go on to get your RN(registered Nurse) degree. This job is highly in demand now and the pay is much more........but you would probably have to clean crap occasionally do the medical assistant but dont stop there, eventually sooner than later go and become a lpn or rn You have to have hands on training any way it goes. And a medical assistant is basicaly a Cna in many states. If your looking for decent pay with out too many crap clean ups as you call it. Then try for a home health aid. You work with people in their homes. You can also try for medical billing or transcriptionist. You can also approach your local paramedic teams through volunteer fire and rescue. They will send you through training, and you work for them for a set amount of years at a reduced pay, to pay it back. Once you've finished the years 2-4 normaly, you can go private and make as much as a registered nurse. Paramedics are always in demand. And the training gives you a variety of options should you wish to work in the actual hospital. Or you can do medical transport also. Well first of all.. CNA is much more than cleaning up crap. You are the only person many of these people see and you become their family. I think you might want to shadow someone and see what it really takes. A QMA is the other option you have listed. In Indiana, where i live it takes around 4 months to become a MA. I never heard of 2 years. As for CNA it took me 12 weeks and I took the class at a college. Now many health care places will pay for you to take these courses and then you will also have a job in the end. If you take that route and do it through a company it will take about 2 weeks (8 hr days). I am in nursing school right now and I have asked many people if I should persue to QMA first and they all said no. You may get a 2 dollar raise rather than a CNA but it is so much harder to fins a full time job. Most QMAs are PRN(as needed) good luck to you. email me if you have any more questions heatherovermyer@sbcglobal.net |
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