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

  • Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.
  • Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
  • 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.
  • Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.
  • Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.

  • Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.
  • Prepare business correspondence.
  • Compile data or documentation.
  • Send information, materials or documentation.