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