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