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