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