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