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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”
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
- Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
- Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
- Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
- Set up medical laboratory equipment.
- Keep financial records or perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit or collections or mailing monthly statements to patients.
- Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
- Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
- Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
- Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
- Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
- Schedule appointments for patients.
- Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
- Change dressings on wounds.
- Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.
- Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.
Related Technology & Tools
- Oxygen tanks
- Wheelchairs
- X ray development equipment
- Vitalors
- Plethysmographs
- Canes
- Blood collection vials
- Electronic blood pressure measuring devices
- Endotracheal ET tubes
- Dictation equipment
- Opthalmoscopes
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy equipment
- Metric rules
- Cast cutters
- Enema equipment
- Single draw needles
- Crutches
- Mayo stands
- Pulmonary nebulizers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Evacuated blood collection tubes
- X ray machines
- Pipettes
- Blood chemistry analyzers
- Tablet computers
- Notebook computers
- Audiometers
- Electrocautery equipment
- Splints
- Tuberculin TB skin test equipment
- Hearing aids
- Snellen eye charts
- Suture removers
- Microscope slides
- Lensometers
- Culturettes
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Suction tubing
- Oxygen equipment
- Oxygen masks
- Personal computers
- Autoclaves
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Butterfly needles
- Dosimetry badges
- Lancets
- Walkers
- Scanners
- Manual blood pressuring measurement equipment
- Intramuscular needles
- Microcapillary hematocrit tubes
- Spirometers
- Evacuated collection tube holders/adapters
- Syringe needles
- Centrifuges
- Tonometers
- Laser printers
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Gait belts
- Staple removers
- Handheld occluders
- Retinoscopes
- Nebulizers
- Baumanometers
- Breathalyzers
- Otoscopes
- Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
- Syringes
- Keratometers
- Suction machines
- Pulmonary function measurement equipment
- Intradermal needles
- Tourniquets
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Medical condition coding software
- Bookkeeping software
- Medical procedure coding software
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Exchange
- Appointment scheduling software
- Microsoft Windows Vista Business
- Business software applications
- Web browser software
- Diagnostic and procedural coding software
- Patient management software
- Microsoft Word
- Visual electro diagnostic software
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Billing software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Access
- Database software
- Word processing software
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Email software