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