How do they match: Medical Assistants

  • Certified Ophthalmic Technician
  • Certified Phlebotomy Technician
  • Clinical Office Technician
  • Eye Technician
  • Hemodialysis Patient Care Specialist
  • Medical Technician Assistant
  • Medical Office Technician
  • Morgue Technician
  • Ocular Care Aide
  • Primary Care Medical Assistant
  • Sleep Technician
  • Sterile Processing Technician
  • Urgent Care Medical Assistant
  • Vein Access Technician

  • 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.

  • Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.
  • Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
  • Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
  • 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.
  • Keep financial records or perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit or collections or mailing monthly statements to patients.
  • Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
  • Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
  • Schedule appointments for patients.
  • Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.

  • Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
  • Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
  • Clean patient rooms or patient treatment rooms.
  • Collect biological specimens from patients.
  • Conduct diagnostic tests to determine patient health.
  • Explain technical medical information to patients.
  • Interview patients to gather medical information.
  • Prepare patient treatment areas for use.
  • Schedule patient procedures or appointments.