How do they match: Medical Assistants

  • Office Manager
  • Clinical Office Technician
  • Medical Office Assistant
  • Medical Office Technician
  • Medical Office Worker

  • 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.

  • Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
  • Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
  • Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.
  • Keep financial records or perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit or collections or mailing monthly statements to patients.
  • Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.

  • Record vital statistics or other health information.