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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

ID

work_office_admin/medical_secretaries_and_administrative_assistants

Type

TASK

Children

15

Child Nodes (15)

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Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.

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Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.

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Complete insurance or other claim forms.

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Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.

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Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.

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Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.

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Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.

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Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.

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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.

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Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.

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Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.

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Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.

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Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.

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

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Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.