30 DAYS EMPLOYMENT 2My first 30 days if employment was something that I will never forget. I did my externship at Kaiser Rosevilles Surgery clinic. Getting into Kaiser was an experience that I am forever grateful for. This opportunity at this clinic made me extremely grateful to have chosen medical assisting as a start to my medical career. This office has given me a foot in the door to future jobs and a brain full of knowledge that is irreplaceable. I believe that this company has molded me into the worker that they wanted me to be. I was performing various clinical and administrative skills while on the jobs. This was such a wonderful and informative stay that I would most definitely take a job here. My clinical skills from Carrington really…show more content… On my very first day they had me set up a sterile field and assist in a lumpectomy. All of our lumpectomies that we performed were sent to pathology and determined whether they were benign or malignant. This was important because if a patient was diagnosed with cancer then we would bring them back into the office and discuss future plans such as beginning chemotherapy and radiation. It was very hard for me to deal with patients who are newly diagnosed with various cancers. You can really tell how it effects each person and family different. I believe that being in the room with doctors as they give patients the news was very heartbreaking. I also assisted in breast exams. The doctors allow me to very hands on in the aspect that I was able to feel for different lumps and learn to tell what a breast cancer feels like. Next, I used a lot of my administrative skills. These skills included scheduling appointments and calling patients regarding missed or late appointments. We used a system called epic. Without this system I don’t believe Kaiser would be a running facility. This is so important because it would allow us to see when a patient arrived to the office and what
