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