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