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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 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 “Health Services Information Specialist”

• Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
• Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
• Schedule appointments for patients.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
• Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.
• Change dressings on wounds.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
• Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
• Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
• Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.

Related Technology & Tools

• Intramuscular needles
• Opthalmoscopes
• Canes
• Baumanometers
• Blood collection vials
• Lensometers
• Butterfly needles
• Handheld occluders
• Audiometers
• Lancets
• Laser printers
• Mechanical stethoscopes
• Nebulizers
• Scanners
• Binocular light compound microscopes
• X ray development equipment
• Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
• Dosimetry badges
• Hearing aids
• Enema equipment
• Single draw needles
• Pipettes
• Electrocardiography EKG units
• Electronic blood pressure measuring devices
• Pulmonary nebulizers
• Microcapillary hematocrit tubes
• Tuberculin TB skin test equipment
• Personal digital assistants PDA
• Gait belts
• Syringe needles
• Autoclaves
• X ray machines
• Plethysmographs
• Pulmonary function measurement equipment
• Syringes
• Otoscopes
• Personal computers
• Metric rules
• Evacuated blood collection tubes
• Microscope slides
• Snellen eye charts
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy equipment
• Staple removers
• Mayo stands
• Electrocautery equipment
• Suction tubing
• Manual blood pressuring measurement equipment
• Retinoscopes
• Suture removers
• Tonometers
• Oxygen equipment
• Oxygen tanks
• Crutches
• Centrifuges
• Splints
• Keratometers
• Endotracheal ET tubes
• Tablet computers
• Cast cutters
• Walkers
• Spirometers
• Intradermal needles
• Suction machines
• Blood chemistry analyzers
• Vitalors
• Breathalyzers
• Tourniquets
• Wheelchairs
• Evacuated collection tube holders/adapters
• Dictation equipment
• Notebook computers
• Oxygen masks
• Culturettes

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
• Database software
• Microsoft Word
• Patient management software
• Web browser software
• Microsoft Access
• MEDITECH software
• Email software
• Microsoft Exchange
• Spreadsheet software
• Medical condition coding software
• Bookkeeping software
• Appointment scheduling software
• Visual electro diagnostic software
• Word processing software
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business
• Medical procedure coding software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Billing software
• Business software applications
• Electronic medical record EMR software
• Diagnostic and procedural coding software
• Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS