Will “Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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
• Visual Training Aide
• 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 Medical Assistant (CMA)
• Certified Coding Specialist
• Autopsy Assistant

Tasks for “Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)”

• Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
• Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
• Change dressings on wounds.
• Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.
• Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
• 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.
• Keep financial records or perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit or collections or mailing monthly statements to patients.
• Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
• Set up medical laboratory equipment.
• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
• Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
• Schedule appointments for patients.
• Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
• Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
• Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

• Mechanical stethoscopes
• Audiometers
• Dosimetry badges
• Electronic blood pressure measuring devices
• Oxygen masks
• Intradermal needles
• Tuberculin TB skin test equipment
• Electrocautery equipment
• Personal digital assistants PDA
• Retinoscopes
• Scanners
• Manual blood pressuring measurement equipment
• Oxygen equipment
• Personal computers
• Centrifuges
• Oxygen tanks
• Plethysmographs
• Endotracheal ET tubes
• Dictation equipment
• X ray development equipment
• Tonometers
• Microscope slides
• Breathalyzers
• Notebook computers
• Vitalors
• Suction tubing
• Keratometers
• Pipettes
• Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
• Crutches
• Binocular light compound microscopes
• Electrocardiography EKG units
• Lensometers
• Mayo stands
• Intramuscular needles
• Enema equipment
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy equipment
• Snellen eye charts
• Syringes
• Tourniquets
• Cast cutters
• Suction machines
• Blood collection vials
• Butterfly needles
• Suture removers
• Pulmonary nebulizers
• Baumanometers
• Spirometers
• Staple removers
• Culturettes
• Walkers
• Lancets
• Wheelchairs
• Splints
• Gait belts
• Syringe needles
• Canes
• Opthalmoscopes
• Metric rules
• Handheld occluders
• Otoscopes
• X ray machines
• Nebulizers
• Pulmonary function measurement equipment
• Microcapillary hematocrit tubes
• Hearing aids
• Autoclaves
• Evacuated collection tube holders/adapters
• Blood chemistry analyzers
• Evacuated blood collection tubes
• Single draw needles
• Laser printers
• Tablet computers

• Visual electro diagnostic software
• Microsoft Exchange
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Word
• Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
• Billing software
• Bookkeeping software
• Electronic medical record EMR software
• Word processing software
• Patient management software
• Microsoft Office
• Business software applications
• Medical procedure coding software
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
• Medical condition coding software
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Web browser software
• Microsoft Excel
• Appointment scheduling software
• Email software
• Spreadsheet software
• Diagnostic and procedural coding software
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business
• MEDITECH software
• Database software