Medical Assistant Duties and Responsibilities: Administrative duties include: answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patients' medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping.They also need to see when is their next appointment for the patient and they have to give them a date and a time and when is their doctor have time for them. Salary: A medical assistant is an allied health professional that supports the work of physicians and other health professionals, usually in a clinic setting. Wikipedia Median pay (annual) : 30,590 USD (2015) Median pay (hourly) : 14.71 USD (2015). Education: medical assistants must graduate from a 2-year associate degree program in medical assistance accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.formal Training Through A...