How do they match: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

  • Hospital Admissions Clerk
  • Hospital Receptionist
  • Hospital Secretary
  • Hospital Unit Clerk

  • 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.

  • Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
  • Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
  • Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.

  • Order materials, supplies, or equipment.