Registered Medical Assistant pay?

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Hello!

Anyone know what I can expect to be offered for and hourly pay as a Registered MA? I have experience in doctors office/ hospital, but recent grad as an MA.

Job would be in a OB/GYN office in Massachusetts

Have an interview tomorrow and just wanted to know what a good offer would be?

Any help or advice would be appreciated! Thanks!

Steph

patient's don't know the difference half the time, and most of the time, they don't care. i'm speaking for the patient side though. i know one of my friends is a physician assistant, and everyone thinks she's like a medical assistant. my doctor is a D.O. and one of the patients asked if she was an eye doctor. lol. DVM = doctor of veterinary medicine. DMV= dept of motor vehicles. all crazy.

lol that's crazy but true. I noticed when I worked at a clinic a lot of the patients thought I was a Nurse and I had to let them know ,"No, but one day I will be" lol

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Registered MA? I thought one of the biggest gripes about MAs is that they aren't registered?
"Registered" is not the same as licensed. I don't actually know what registered means with regard to MA's either, but I think the usual complaint is that MA's are hired to do the same/similar tasks as some licensed nurses, except without the license.
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"Registered" is not the same as licensed. I don't actually know what registered means with regard to MA's either, but I think the usual complaint is that MA's are hired to do the same/similar tasks as some licensed nurses, except without the license.

We don't have a license because we work under the Physician's license..that is another reason why we are able to do so much...We have to take an exam just like everyone else....clinical hours....and if we want to get "certified" or "registered" we take an exam...just like everybody else...I live in California and the only position that people are saying have more MAs than them, are LPNs or LVNs....I don't know I'm kind of irritated with the whole thing with everyone comparing what we do to nurses..I'm going for my RN but I am a Nationally Certified Medical Assistant. I don't compare my knowledge to that of a nurse, but I do know what I know. And if someone wants to hire me, I'm not going to say" No absolutely not, doesnt the LVN do that?!" I feel bad, but it's not my fault, I just started finding out this was going on.I have read plenty of people saying...oh it's cheap labor...maybe so but who the hell cares..I love the medical field and I decided to take Medical Assisting and I love it. I studied my butt off for my National Exam and I passed. BTW good luck to everyone on this thread no matter what your pursuing:)

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"Registered" is not the same as licensed. I don't actually know what registered means with regard to MA's either, but I think the usual complaint is that MA's are hired to do the same/similar tasks as some licensed nurses, except without the license.

I'm not saying RMAs are licensed but isn't a "Registered" Nurse licensed? If not that's pretty crazy...lol

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$7.75 an hour for a RMA/CMA is a bit insulting.... CMA's start off at $10.00 an hour where I live.

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where do you live brian? CNA's start at like $11 where i live, CMA's it varies but sometimes start at $15 if you are actually certified

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I'm not saying RMAs are licensed but isn't a "Registered" Nurse licensed? If not that's pretty crazy...lol

In a way, the first time you 'register' as an RN is when you're applying to sit for the NCLEX-RN. Everything they'll need to both license and register you is there, pending the results of the test. Once you pass the test: tada, you're both licensed AND registered.

After that, renewal of your registration is every three years (at least in NYS); you aren't really renewing your license, although that's what people call it.

Your license is yours until you're dead or it's revoked by the State BON. Registration, however, can be active, lapsed, inactive....mostly depending on whether you've sent in the required fee, current paperwork/affidavits, and CEUs (depending on State there, too).

When I go online to verify a nurse's credentials, I'm looking first THAT she has a license, and once I've established that, if her registration is active. Without the latter, I don't care about the former.

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