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