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Precious
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Is being a nurse receptionist hard?
I am 19 wanting to go into nurse recep #nursing tionist.
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Nate Sukhtipyaroge
Clinical Product Manager
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I'm not sure what you mean by nurse receptionist. Could you please describe what you mean?
Dottie West, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC
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Hi Precious,
I'm going to assume you are interested in being a clerk for a medical office? You would not be working in a nursing capacity. It's equivalent to working in a dental office--the front desk person ir s merely administrative but may possess dental knowledge just from on the job training. Some smaller medical offices do utilize medical assistants to work the front desk in addition to their duties of vital signs, etc.
Look for job openings asking for front desk help in a medical practice. Once you gain the experience at one office you will be more lucrative to other medical offices as you would then have advanced knowledge of how a medical practice works.
Clerical skills that include good customer service, filing, telephone etiquette, & computer skills such as typing
Obtain medical assistant certification through a career school or college. Typically 1-2 years is all it takes.
Obtain CNA certification if you're looking for a fast way to help nurses and get a feel for the medical field.
Attend LVN/LPN school if you want to be a nurse. You'll be paid less and won't advance your position as much.
Attend RN school--preferably a Bachelor's degree as this will allow you the most opportunities to advance to leadership positions or to become a NP at a later date (Masters level requires Bachelors first)
I'm going to assume you are interested in being a clerk for a medical office? You would not be working in a nursing capacity. It's equivalent to working in a dental office--the front desk person ir s merely administrative but may possess dental knowledge just from on the job training. Some smaller medical offices do utilize medical assistants to work the front desk in addition to their duties of vital signs, etc.
Look for job openings asking for front desk help in a medical practice. Once you gain the experience at one office you will be more lucrative to other medical offices as you would then have advanced knowledge of how a medical practice works.
Dottie recommends the following next steps:
Kerrie Chambers, MSN, RN, CNOR, CNS-CP, CLNC
Registered Nurse
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To be honest, I am not sure what you mean by going into being a "nurse receptionist". There is a field of nursing where there a multitude of jobs available in a lot of different medical offices, and there is a receptionist (non-medical) position that I am sure is available in offices that includes making appointments and answering phones.
My suggestion would be to do some research in your local area to distinguish between the 2 types and then decide which path you would like to pursue. Nursing is a very different field and requires a nursing degree. it is very rewarding but takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get there.
My suggestion would be to do some research in your local area to distinguish between the 2 types and then decide which path you would like to pursue. Nursing is a very different field and requires a nursing degree. it is very rewarding but takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get there.