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