LPN vs the medical assistant and CT

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Specializes in Internal Medicine,Surgery, Wound Care.

So someone help me understand. Medical assistant's are being used throughout the State of CT, and are being utilized as much as possible to the point where the physician's can be fined.

My understanding a medical assistant can not draw up any injections, nor give them, nor can they administer any medication, can not diagnose. I see medical assistant's in every office doing various duties. In some cases they are also administering the injections.

So who is monitoring these physician offices?

So now the LPN is being phased out which is just terrible. I am forced now to go to school and make sure I get my RN in order to keep working.

I understand the physician's and the hospital want to save money pay the lower man on the totem pole, but guess what, you can't have those unlicensed people doing things that can cost the physician his practice.

I'd like to know if anyone of you are not finding good jobs because of this reason.

Love to hear your stories...

I hope all of you are doing well and are in jobs you enjoy....

Peace....

Jo

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
My understanding a medical assistant can not draw up any injections, nor give them, nor can they administer any medication, can not diagnose.
In most states, MAs in a doctors' office/clinic setting can perform all of the aforementioned skills (with the exception of diagnosing) under the licensure of the physician who happens to be in the building. They are working under the doctors' license.

During my LPN/LVN days (2006-2010), I never desired a job in the areas where MAs usually work, so their presence didn't hinder my ability to find work. I was fine with working in nursing homes, SNF and subacute rehab. I never aspired to work in a clinic or doctors' office alongside MAs.

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Specializes in Internal Medicine,Surgery, Wound Care.

I am having a hard time finding a job that welcome's LPN's. I have tried every single nursing home in the area and every single office/hospital that employs LPN's, but nothing.. So of course I took this job, but I am the only LPN, all the rest are MA's.

Its just a shame is all.

Thanks for the comment

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