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