The Professional vs The Amatuer
The first step to making yourself a professional is to decide you ARE a professional. Are you a professional?
1) A professional learns every aspect of the job. An amateur skips the learning process whenever possible.
2) A professional carefully discovers what is needed and wanted. An amateur assumes what others need and want.
3) A professional looks, speaks and dresses like a professional. An amateur is sloppy in appearance and speech.
4) A professional keeps his or her work area clean and orderly. An amateur has a messy, confused or dirty work area.
5) A professional is focused and clear-headed. An amateur is confused and distracted.
6) A professional does not let mistakes slide by. An amateur ignores or hides mistakes.
7) A professional jumps into difficult assignments. An amateur tries to get out of difficult work.
8) A professional completes projects as soon as possible. An amateur is surrounded by unfinished work piled on unfinished work.
9) A professional remains level-headed and optimistic. An amateur gets upset and assumes the worst.
10) A professional handles money and accounts very carefully. An amateur is sloppy with money or accounts.
Let Additional Training Open More Doors for You
Since the health field already has your attention and by now you are probably aware that it is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in today’s economy, why not increase your chances for advancement and cross train as a phlebotomy technician. The professional medical biller who has successfully cross trained as a phlebotomy technician would be seen as a greater asset to their employer and also more confident when seeking career progress or employment growth.
In our fast moving world, many patients have the ability to walk into a testing facility and, with a properly authorized physician’s referral, request the necessary blood work required for additional medical diagnosis. As a health facility staff member with the knowledge of being both a medical biller and a phlebotomy technician, one could easily assume the role of not only assisting the patient with the required blood work, but also provide an additional level of service, to both the facility and the patient, by making sure that the patient is reimbursed and/or the facility receives payment in a timely manner.
Flexible schedules – day, evening, and weekend courses - provided at Manhattan Institute make enhancing your skill set entirely possible. To find out more about additional courses available at Manhattan Institute, please click here.
