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