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