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