How do they match: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

  • Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
  • Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
  • Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
  • Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.

  • Refer customers to appropriate personnel.
  • Relay information between personnel.