Continue as MA or move to PCT?

[SwolePA98]

I just got hired at a Nephrology office about a month 1/2 ago as an uncertified MA. My prior job was working as an ER scribe. So far the job is okay, but I was under the impression that I would get more PCE than what I am getting now. The only real PCE is taking vitals, rooming patients, and performing injections. We do not draw blood, perform specimen collection, or any other type of things considered PCE. The other 75% of the job is taking calls, covering the front desk, faxing paperwork, doing prior authorizations, and other administrative duties. Sitting at a desk all day is definitely not for me and the sheer amount of office work is making me want to leave.

I am about a year 1/2 away from completing the prereqs required for PA school and have 500 hours of PCE from scribing at the moment. Should I quit and get my CNA license to become a patient care tech? I really liked working in the hospital but I thought this job would be more enjoyable than being a glorified receptionist. My friend works as a PCT and loves it as he also takes vitals but draws blood and does almost no office work. Is it also okay to put these hours on my CASPA once I apply?

Edited December 5, 2021 by SwolePA98
Correction

[DiggySRNA]

Obtain your CNA cert while you do MA so you still have a steady income. Then try getting into the ED as a tech and then quit your MA job if you're not feeling fulfilled.

See if the ER you scribed in will hire you as an ED Tech. 

[ohiovolffemtp]

What Diggy said.  Much better exposure to a wide variety of acute complaints in the ED.  Typically much better hands on experience too.