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Career: Medical Assistants
Job Description
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding 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 Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean. |
96
|
Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height. |
96
|
Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician. |
95
|
Record patients' medical history, vital statistics and information such as test results in medical records. |
95
|
Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments and materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures. |
91
|
Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets and physicians' instructions to patients. |
89
|
Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies. |
89
|
Collect blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing. |
89
|
Schedule appointments for patients. |
87
|
Perform general office duties such as answering telephones, taking dictation or completing insurance forms. |
85
|
Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic. |
82
|
Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies and equipment. |
81
|
Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission. |
81
|
Change dressings on wounds. |
75
|
Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses. |
74
|
Set up medical laboratory equipment. |
73
|
Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies. |
73
|
Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician. |
70
|
Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests. |
22
|
Keep financial records and perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit and collections and mailing monthly statements to patients. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
77
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
75
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
75
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
74
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
70
|
Getting Information
|
68
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
68
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
66
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
64
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
62
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
57
|
Processing Information
|
56
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
55
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
53
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
52
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
50
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
49
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
44
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
42
|
Interacting With Computers
|
42
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
41
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
39
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
38
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
37
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
37
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
37
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
37
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
35
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
34
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
33
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
32
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
31
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
31
|
Thinking Creatively
|
31
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
30
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
19
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
17
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
16
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
16
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
13
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
5
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|