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