Md vs student medical assistant

Differences between md and student medical assistant duties and responsibilities

Md example responsibilities.

• Manage the office regarding Clia and OSHA laws and regulations
• Manage on call pager for after hours triage and urgent matters while staying in complete communication with the physician.
• Manage patient files by making new charts, keying all encounters through ICD-9 coding procedures and posting in patient database.
• Operate electrocardiograph (EKG), call to schedule test for patients and routine office visits.
• Back office responsibilities include rooming patients, obtaining vitals, chief complaint and documenting into EMR system.
• Assist physicians in exams rooms, administer intramuscular injections and perform venipuncture on adult and pediatric patients.
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Student medical assistant example responsibilities.

• Provide supportive counseling and utilize motivation interviewing to improve patients' ability to manage their medical diagnoses
• Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
• Assist patients with consent forms, HIPAA questions and insurance verification to ensure accurate and timely care.
• Used word processor and gain experience in EHR software.
• Prepare examination rooms, take patient vitals, and update EHR.
• Perform routine tests such as hearing tests, EKG's, vision tests, and specimen collection.
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