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1243 – Medical Secretaries

Medical secretaries perform a variety of secretarial and administrative duties in doctor's offices, hospitals, medical clinics and other medical settings.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Medical secretary
  • Medical stenographer
  • Secretary, ward - hospital
  • Ward secretary
  • Ward secretary - hospital
  • Medical secretary
  • Ward secretary

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Medical secretaries perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Schedule and confirm medical appointments and receive and communicate messages for medical staff and patients
    • Prepare, key in, edit, and proofread medical records, reports, articles, case histories and correspondence from machine dictation, shorthand and handwritten notes using computers
    • Interview patients in order to complete forms, documents and case histories
    • Complete insurance and other claim forms
    • Initiate and maintain confidential medical files and records
    • Prepare financial statements and billing procedures
    • Order supplies and maintain inventory
    • Determine and establish office procedures and routines
    • May supervise and train other staff in procedures and in use of current software.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a one- or two-year college program or other specialized courses for secretaries or medical secretaries is usually required.

Additional information

    Exclusions

    Breakdown summary

    Broad occupational category
    1 – Business, Finance and Administration Occupations
    Skill level
    B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
    Major group
    12 – Skilled Administrative and Business Occupations
    Minor group
    124 – Secretaries, Recorders and Transcriptionists
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    NOC 2006 Version 1.0