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