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