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