Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records.
Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.
Complete insurance or other claim forms.
Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.
Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.