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