Orthopedic assistant vs clinical medical assistant

Differences between orthopedic assistant and clinical medical assistant duties and responsibilities

Orthopedic assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage patient files by making new charts, keying all encounters through ICD-9 coding procedures and posting in patient database.
• Perform physical examinations of patients and conduct their medical interviews.
• Apply and remove casts and splints to fractures.
• Interpret radiographs, bone scans and MRI's.
• Sterilize instruments and perform spore testing; ensure OSHA and HIPAA compliance.
• Cast room technician, apply upper and lower extremity splints and braces to adults and children.
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Clinical medical assistant example responsibilities.

• Obtain vital signs, calculate body mass indexes, administer intramuscular injections, administer venipuncture on patients using aseptic technique.
• Treat patients and coworkers with dignity, respect and compassion.
• Obtain EKG's and vitals along with medical history, family history, current medications and chief complaints.
• Present data in a Powerpoint presentation in mentoring professor's classes.
• Process super-bills for submission to CPR billing, and daily bank deposits.
• Order new equipment and work with word, excel, and PowerPoint.
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