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