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