Medical Assistant
Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
2017.05 - 2021.04
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean
- Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies
- Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures
- Change dressings on wounds
- Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms
- Schedule appointments for patients