Medical Secretary Job Description Samples
Medical Secretary Job Description Sample 1:
Job Setting: Doctor’s Office, Medical Clinic or Hospital
Responsibilities:
• Taking registration information for all new patients
• Updating information on existing patients
• Providing telephone information, screening calls and connecting clients to staff
• Validating health cards and processing health claims
• Giving patients instructions regarding diagnostic tests
• Scheduling appointments within the health centre and to external resources as directed
• Listening to recorded dictation by the medical staff
• Typing medical reports
• Entering the information into the transcription system
Requirements Key Requirements:
• 1 – 3 years experience in a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital setting
• Medical Terminology as well as transcription skills
• Exceptional typing speed and accuracy
Qualifications
• Grade 12 graduate or equivalent
• Graduate of a recognized Medical Office Administration program preferred
Medical Secretary Job Description Sample 2:
Job Setting: Private Clinic (Outpatient Psychiatry)
Experience, Skill, and Ability:
• Knowledge of medical terminology required
• Fast accurate Keyboarding skills required
• Recent experience using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel
• Experience and Knowledge of Shorthand preferred
• Three years previous experience as a Medical Secretary is required
• Ability to transcribe from a recording machine and record minutes of meetings
• Billing experience to provincial ministry of health
• Numerical ability is required to compile, interpret and utilize statistical data
• Demonstrate ability to organize work effectively and establish priorities
• Ability to communicate with professionals and mental health outpatients
• Must be able to follow the hospital guidelines for confidentiality issues
• Be familiar with the Mental Health Act and the Forms that are utilized
• Demonstrated ability to fulfil role within Attendance Support Program parameters
Principal Duties
• Performs a variety of complex and routine clerical duties
• Performs reception duties (answers telephone, makes appointments for patients and other professionals, takes messages, etc.)
• Transcribes dictation from recording machine on a daily basis
• Maintains Departmental and Ministry statistics
• Relieves other clerical staff as required
• Submits Billing and Statements of Account to proper areas
• Maintains a filing system on patients and is responsible for the organization of patient casebooks
• Other related duties as assigned
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