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