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