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