Occupation information for Medical Assistants District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary certificate

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: No on-the-job training

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• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
• Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
• Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
• Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
• Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
• Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.

Tools:

• Hypodermic needle
• Mercury blood pressure units
• Nebulizers
• Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets
• Spirometers

Technology:

• Accounting software
• Data base user interface and query software
• Electronic mail software
• Medical software
• Office suite software

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