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