How do they match: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

  • Clinic Office Assistant

  • 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.

  • Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.
  • Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
  • Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.