Will “Medical Technician Assistant (Medical Tech Assistant)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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 Office Worker
• 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 Technician Assistant (Medical Tech Assistant)”

• 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.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
• Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
• Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
• Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
• Schedule appointments for patients.
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
• Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
• Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.
• Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
• Set up medical laboratory equipment.
• Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
• Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
• Change dressings on wounds.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
• Keep financial records or perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit or collections or mailing monthly statements to patients.
• Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.

Related Technology & Tools

• Canes
• Oxygen masks
• Pipettes
• Electronic blood pressure measuring devices
• Suture removers
• Crutches
• Personal digital assistants PDA
• Dictation equipment
• Blood collection vials
• Butterfly needles
• X ray development equipment
• Enema equipment
• Opthalmoscopes
• Tuberculin TB skin test equipment
• Walkers
• Scanners
• Handheld occluders
• Endotracheal ET tubes
• Manual blood pressuring measurement equipment
• Spirometers
• Metric rules
• Splints
• Otoscopes
• Tourniquets
• Pulmonary function measurement equipment
• Intradermal needles
• Binocular light compound microscopes
• Suction tubing
• Notebook computers
• Vitalors
• Lancets
• Microscope slides
• Evacuated collection tube holders/adapters
• Dosimetry badges
• Nebulizers
• Suction machines
• Retinoscopes
• Syringes
• Snellen eye charts
• Wheelchairs
• Personal computers
• Oxygen tanks
• Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
• Evacuated blood collection tubes
• Pulmonary nebulizers
• Laser printers
• Staple removers
• X ray machines
• Autoclaves
• Audiometers
• Culturettes
• Tonometers
• Mayo stands
• Tablet computers
• Keratometers
• Blood chemistry analyzers
• Intramuscular needles
• Breathalyzers
• Lensometers
• Gait belts
• Single draw needles
• Microcapillary hematocrit tubes
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy equipment
• Hearing aids
• Baumanometers
• Electrocardiography EKG units
• Electrocautery equipment
• Mechanical stethoscopes
• Centrifuges
• Syringe needles
• Oxygen equipment
• Cast cutters
• Plethysmographs

• Microsoft Windows Vista Business
• Medical condition coding software
• MEDITECH software
• Microsoft Excel
• Diagnostic and procedural coding software
• Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
• Word processing software
• Database software
• Electronic medical record EMR software
• Business software applications
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
• Web browser software
• Appointment scheduling software
• Microsoft Word
• Medical procedure coding software
• Spreadsheet software
• Visual electro diagnostic software
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Exchange
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Patient management software
• Microsoft Office
• Billing software
• Email software
• Bookkeeping software