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