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