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