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)”

• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
• Change dressings on wounds.
• Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.
• Set up medical laboratory equipment.
• Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
• Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
• Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
• Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
• Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
• Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
• Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
• 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.
• Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
• Schedule appointments for patients.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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