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