Medical Assistants perform basic clinical and administrative tasks to support patient care under the direct supervision of a medical practitioner or other health professionals.
Advising the community and individuals on hygiene, diet and other preventive medical measures;
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Conducting medical examinations to diagnose illness and/or referring more difficult cases to medical doctors when necessary;
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Prescribing medicine and giving treatment for diagnosed illnesses, disorders or injuries;
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Performing simple surgical operations; and
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Supervising, scheduling and monitoring the tasks of other workers
What are the skills required?
Skills, knowledege and abilities that are essential to carry out a task with determined results. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills.
Soft Skill
English
Able to speak English
Hard Skill
Mandarin
Able to speak Mandarin
Soft Skill
Communication
The ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and staff is essential, no matter what industry you work in.
Soft Skill
Bahasa Malaysia
Able to speak Bahasa Malaysia
Hard Skill
Patient Care
The services rendered by members of the health profession and non-professionals under their supervision for the benefit of the patient.
Hard Skill
First Aid
First aid is the assistance given to any person suffering a sudden illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, and/or promote recovery.
Hard Skill
Angioplasty
Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), is a minimally invasive, endovascular procedure to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis.
Hard Skill
Blood Testing
A blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a needle, or via fingerprick.
Hard Skill
Catheterisation
Catheterization is a way to drain urine from the bladder by placing a small tube called a catheter into the urethra to the bladder.
Hard Skill
Dental Care
Dental care is the maintenance of healthy teeth
Hard Skill
Emergency Care
Emergencycare is the performance of acts or procedures underemergencyconditions in the observation,careand counsel of persons who are ill or injured or who have disabilities
Hard Skill
Infection Control Protocol
Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection, a practical (rather than academic) sub-discipline of epidemiology.
Hard Skill
Injections
Injection (often referred to as a "shot" in US English, or a "jab" in UK English) is the act of putting a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a needle (usually a hypodermic needle) and a syringe.
Hard Skill
Medication Administration
The giving or application of a pharmacologic or other therapeutic agent.
Hard Skill
Patient Examination
A physical examination, medical examination, or clinical examination (more popularly known as a check-up) is the process by which a medical professional investigates the body of a patient for signs of disease.
Hard Skill
Patient Treatment
A patient is any recipient of health care services.
Hard Skill
Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy is the process of making an incision in a vein with a needle.
Hard Skill
Sonograms
the visual image produced by reflected sound waves in a diagnostic ultrasound examination.
Hard Skill
Tube Feeding
A feeding tube is a medical device used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot obtain nutrition by mouth, are unable to swallow safely, or need nutritional supplementation.
Hard Skill
Wound Dressing
A dressing is a sterile pad or compress applied to a wound to promote healing and protect the wound from further harm.
Field of Study Required
Field of study consists of a broad area of academic and skills qualifications that come under a similar branch of subject knowledge. In addition, courses offered under each field of study require similar academic entry requirements.