How do they match: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

  • File Clerk
  • Hospital Admissions Clerk
  • Hospital Unit Clerk
  • Medical Office Clerk
  • Medical Records Clerk
  • Unit Clerk
  • Ward 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.

  • Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.