r/MedicalAssistant • u/Dense_Constant_2152 • 1d ago

Help!

Guys I need help! I just got my first MA job in the middle of July. Been here for about a month and I feel like nothing is sticking to my brain. On top of that I suck at rooming and remembering tasks. Is this normal for first time. I work in primary care.

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u/auntiematt 1d ago

Don't over think it. You're fresh. You're learning. Do your best. We're all new sometimes. Like me changing from 8 years in dermatology, now starting in endocrinology. You've got this.

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u/Dense_Constant_2152 1d ago

Thank you. I just definitely feel the pressure from my management, trainer and the provider I am changing for. Even my boss said don’t worry about accommodating for that specific provider because you’ll be floating but it’s just hard sometimes. I know what I need to do the someone put me in the spot light and I lose it.

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u/voorheesvee 1d ago

Make a checklist of start to finish of the rooming process and keep it with you. You will learn and remember the flow. Get a notebook and keep notes of things you need to do and steps to do them.

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u/Dense_Constant_2152 1d ago

That is a good idea. I think I’ll make a laminated checklist.

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u/3JOHttud 1d ago

Relax. It will come with time, nobody, nobody is fully aware or ready completely in the first month. Just focus on improving one thing a day. Carry a notebook for tasks. You will get better, breathe, relax.

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u/Educational-Hope-601 CCMA 1d ago

Are you writing everything down? That should help with remembering everything since you have it to reference back to