Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.
- Tasks
- 15 tasks11 core, 4 supplemental
- Family
- Office & Administrative SupportOne of its 55 occupations
- Code
- 43-6013.00SOC 2018: 43-6013
What the work is made of
11 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.Core taskTask 777Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 2. Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.Core taskTask 775Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 3. Complete insurance or other claim forms.Core taskTask 788Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 4. Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.Core taskTask 779Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 5. Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.Core taskTask 783Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 6. Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.Core taskTask 781Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 7. Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.Core taskTask 778Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 8. Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.Core taskTask 780Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 9. Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records.Core taskTask 782Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 10. Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.Core taskTask 787Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 11. Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.Core taskTask 784Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 12. Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.Supplemental taskTask 786Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 13. Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.Supplemental taskTask 776Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 14. Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.Supplemental taskTask 20438Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 15. Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.Supplemental taskTask 789Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2021
Where this comes from
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 43-6013
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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