Description
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.
Interests
- Conventional
- Social
Work Values
- Relationships
- Support
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Concern for Others
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
Tasks
- 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.
Work Activities
- Working with Computers
- Processing Information
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Getting Information
Detailed Work Activities
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Technology Skills
- Medical software
- Word processing software
- Accounting software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Electronic mail software
Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Speech Clarity
- Speech Recognition
Skills
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Service Orientation
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
Knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Administrative
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Computers and Electronics
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Certified Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryCertifying Organization
American Academy of Professional Coders
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular CoderCertifying Organization
American Academy of Professional Coders
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery CoderCertifying Organization
American Academy of Professional Coders
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Orthopaedic Surgery CoderCertifying Organization
American Academy of Professional Coders
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Medical Administrative Assistant/Billing And Coding Specialist/Electronic Health RecordCertifying Organization
American Medical Certification Association
Type
Core
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $35,516 |
| Median (50%) | $41,605 |
| High (90%) | $51,041 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $42,601 |
| Mid Level | $47,139 |
| Senior Level | $50,405 |
| Expert Level | $45,280 |
Employability
There are currently 768,900 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 810,100 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 5%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 5%
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