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Job Description
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-9092.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 32,850.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 15.00
- Currently, there are 623,560 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical Assistants”.
Also Known As…
- Medical Assistants
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)
- Optometric Technician
- Optometric Assistant
- Ophthalmic Technician
- Medical Office Assistant
- Medical Assistant (MA)
- Doctor's Assistant
- Clinical Assistant
- Chiropractor Assistant
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
- Visual Training Aide
- Vein Access Technician
- Surgery Scheduler
- Sterile Processing Technician
- Sleep Technician
- Respiratory Therapist Assistant
- Podiatrist Assistant
- Podiatric Assistant
- Podiatric Aide
- Physician's Aide
- Orthopedic Cast Specialist
- Orthopedic Assistant
- Optometry Assistant
- Optometrist Assistant
- Optometric Aide
- Ophthalmic Aide
- Ocular Care Aide
- Morgue Technician
- Morgue Attendant
- Medical Technician Assistant (Medical Tech Assistant)
- Medical Office Worker
- Medical Office Technician
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist
- Medical Billing Specialist
- Medical Billing Coder
- Hospital Clinic Assistant
- Hemodialysis Patient Care Specialist
- Health Unit Clerk
- Health Services Information Specialist
- Health Information Coder
- Eye Technician
- Doctor Assistant
- Clinical Office Technician
- Client Services Coordinator
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician
- Certified Coding Specialist
- Autopsy Assistant
Tasks for “Clinic Assistant”
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
- Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
- Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.
- Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
- Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.
- Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
- Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
- Schedule appointments for patients.
- Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
- Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
- Set up medical laboratory equipment.
- Change dressings on wounds.
- Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
- Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
- Keep financial records or perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit or collections or mailing monthly statements to patients.
- Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tonometers
- Evacuated collection tube holders/adapters
- Notebook computers
- X ray development equipment
- Scanners
- Canes
- Centrifuges
- Walkers
- Oxygen tanks
- Gait belts
- Pulmonary nebulizers
- Personal computers
- Microscope slides
- Staple removers
- Keratometers
- Spirometers
- Pulmonary function measurement equipment
- Audiometers
- Splints
- Breathalyzers
- Mayo stands
- Microcapillary hematocrit tubes
- Intramuscular needles
- Laser printers
- Hearing aids
- X ray machines
- Wheelchairs
- Intradermal needles
- Plethysmographs
- Culturettes
- Blood chemistry analyzers
- Oxygen masks
- Autoclaves
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Metric rules
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Nebulizers
- Lensometers
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy equipment
- Cast cutters
- Retinoscopes
- Endotracheal ET tubes
- Manual blood pressuring measurement equipment
- Suture removers
- Electronic blood pressure measuring devices
- Electrocautery equipment
- Snellen eye charts
- Dictation equipment
- Syringe needles
- Baumanometers
- Syringes
- Lancets
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Crutches
- Suction tubing
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Blood collection vials
- Otoscopes
- Opthalmoscopes
- Tourniquets
- Suction machines
- Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
- Vitalors
- Dosimetry badges
- Oxygen equipment
- Evacuated blood collection tubes
- Butterfly needles
- Enema equipment
- Tablet computers
- Pipettes
- Single draw needles
- Handheld occluders
- Tuberculin TB skin test equipment
- Microsoft Office
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Diagnostic and procedural coding software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Exchange
- Business software applications
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
- Appointment scheduling software
- Web browser software
- Patient management software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Visual electro diagnostic software
- Microsoft Windows Vista Business
- Billing software
- Microsoft Access
- Database software
- Email software
- MEDITECH software
- Medical procedure coding software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Word
- Medical condition coding software
- Bookkeeping software