Clinical Duties of a Medical Assistant

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Duties of a medical assistant 1

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Maintaining asepsis and controlling infection

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Duties of a medical assistant 2

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Preparing the examination and treatment areas

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Interviewing patients and documenting patients’ vital signs and medical histories

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Preparing patients for examinations and explaining treatment procedures

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Duties of a medical assistant 5

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Assisting the physician during examinations

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Disposing of contaminated supplies

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Duties of a medical assistant 7

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Performing diagnostic tests, such as electrocardiograms (ECGs)

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Giving injections(where allowed by law)

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Duties of a medical assistant 9

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Performing first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

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Preparing and administering medications as directed by the physician, and following state laws for invasive procedures

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Removing sutures or changing wound dressings

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Sterilizing medical instruments

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Assisting patients from diverse cultural backgrounds as well as patients with hearing or vision impairments or physical and mental disabilities

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Duties of a medical assistant 14

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Educating patients

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Preparing patients for tests

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Duties of a medical assistant 16

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Performing tests such as urine pregnancy tests in the physician office laboratory (POL)

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Performing Clinical Laboratory Improvements Act(CLIA)-waived tests that have a low risk of an erroneous result, which include urinalysis and blood chemistry

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Collecting, preparing, and transmitting laboratory specimens, including blood, body fluids, cultures, tissue samples, and urine specimens

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Duties of a medical assistant 19

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Teaching specimen collection to patients

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Duties of a medical assistant 20

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Arranging laboratory services

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Duties of a medical assistant 21

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Meeting safety standards and fire protection mandates

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Duties of a medical assistant 22

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Performing as an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance officer

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Duties of a medical assistant 23

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Collecting samples, completing tests, reporting results from the test to the physician, and report information about tests from the physician to the patient