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