Medical Administrative Assistant
- Ideal for those who enjoy organizing and supporting healthcare teams.
- Play a vital role in ensuring smooth patient care and efficient medical operations.
- Unique chance to blend medical knowledge with administrative skills.
💰 Earn $40K-$61K
📚 High School Diploma or GED
Overview
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.Scoop
High School Diploma or GED
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Using data or completing tasks
- Relating with or serving others
You are skilled in 💫
- Operations Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Job security
- Personal relationships
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