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