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