Nature of Job:
Medical Secretary performs secretarial tasks for Head doctors or Medical Team. Their duties include making billing statements for patients, compiling and recording medical charts and do reports.
Basic Tasks:
- Assist doctors and hospital heads with office works.
- Make billing statements for patients
- Assist patients with their room assignment and other needs.
- Compiling medical charts
- Recording past and present medical records of patients
- Schedule check up appointments and medical appointments for patients
- Receive and send documents and test results to appropriate staff.
- Answer telephone calls, encode details and transfer to appropriate destination
- Perform book keeping duties like keeping receipts, prescriptions and other important files.
- Interview patients with their condition before passing to doctors.
- Transcribe recorded messages to and doctor’s diagnosis to medical records
Education and Training Requirements:
- Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Practical Nursing, Medical Technology and other related medical courses.
- Must hold a credible license.
- For entry level applicants, must have internship with a reputable hospital is required.
- Training in Medical Care and other relevant medical trainings are also preferred.
- Must have 1-3 years working as a Medical Secretary or Hospital Clerk
Skills and Training Requirements:
- Must have wide knowledge in medical environment
- Ability to do secretarial jobs such as book keeping, answering telephone calls and documenting medical files.
- Must be keen and accurate to details
- Accurate in writing billing statement, prescriptions, examination results and other important documents to patients
- Familiar in using medical and office equipments
- Ability to transcribe recorded intern’s medical diagnosis and encode it in computer.
- Must have active senses and quick attention
- Must know how to understand and use medical terminologies
- Experience in hospital office works.
- Know how to assist patients properly
Employment Opportunities:
Aside from Nurses and Doctors, Medical Secretaries are also in need abroad. The salary is also competitive and the benefits are same as doctors and nurses.
Work Environment:
Medical Secretaries are often worked in the office area of the Hospitals. They often work as one of the clerical staff, bookkeeping, accounting office, laboratories and library. They also assist Head Doctors, Nurses, Surgeons and Hospital’s Officials. Working environment for Medical Secretary is not that stressful because their tasks are more on office works.
Work Hours:
Medical Secretaries work on a shifting schedule. The minimum working hours for Medical Secretary is 8-10 hours daily.
Career Advancement:
Promotion in Medical Secretary is easy and will be base on your performance. Deserving Medical Secretaries can be promoted as Head Clerk, Department Supervisor or Department Head, all in non medical practices office.
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