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