Clinical Medical Assistants are medical professionals that perform a variety of tasks to assist physicians in providing patient care, While clinical medical assistants working in a smaller practice may be required to perform some administrative tasks, those working in larger medical facilities focus mainly on providing support services directly related to patient care.  Typically they prep rooms and prepare patients for examinations, while helping manage medical supply inventories.

 

Clinical medical assistants may also assist nurses and physicians provide direct patient care by taking medical histories, charting vitals, and assisting in examinations and procedures. In some cases, clinical medical assistants may perform more advanced tasks under the supervision of a physician, which may include cleaning and dressing wounds, removing sutures, collecting blood and other specimens, as well as administering medication.