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