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arrange for hospital admissions and lab services.Some assistants are brought on board to handle billing and bookkeeping for the doctor. But this will really depend on the size of the doctor's office you work for. If it is a large office, the medical assistant will usually spend only a small amount of time on clerical duties, which may not be true in a smaller office of let's say three people. Medical assistants are always supervised by doctors, other health workers, or office managers.Some of the titles that you may have include Clinical Medical Assistant,

an Administrative Medical Assistant, a Medical Receptionist, a Medical Insurance Biller, a Medical Bookkeeper or a Laboratory Assistant. You might work in Physicians' Offices, Offices of Health Practitioners or Outpatient Care Centers.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that medical assistants held about 417,000 jobs in 2006. About 62 percent worked in offices of physicians; 12 percent in public and private hospitals, including inpatient and outpatient facilities; and 11 percent worked in offices of other health practitioners, like chiropractors, optometrists, and podiatrists. There are also medical assistant jobs in outpatient care centers and nursing and residential care facilities.The future of employment is bright for medical assistants. Projected statistics show it is expected grow 35-percent from 2006 to 2016,