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