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