Medical Assistant – Duties

Administrative
1. Greeting Patient
2. Handling correspondence
3. Scheduling Appointments
4. Answering telephones
5. Using computers, facsimile(fax)machines and other automated office equipment
6. Communicating with patient, families and co-workers
7. Creating and maintaining patient medical records
8. Handling billing, bookkeeping and insurance claim for processing
9. Performing medical transcription
10.Arranging for hospital admissions and testing procedures
11.Organizing and managing office supplies
12.Educating patients

Clinical

1. Asepsis and infection control
2. Preparing the examination and treatment areas
3. Interviewing patients and documenting patient’s vital signs and medical histories
4. Preparing patients for examinations and explaining treatment procedures to patients
5. Assisting the physician during examinations
6. Disposing of contaminated (soiled or stained) supplies
7.Performing diagnostic tests such as electrocardiograms (ECGs & EKGs)

Note: Duties will vary from office to office.