55105 Perform secretarial duties utilizing specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties include taking dictation and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence using a typewriter, word processor, or personal computer. Duties may also include preparing and sending bills to patients or recording appointments.
Most employers pay for vacation, sick leave and medical insurance.
Many also pay dental insurance and partial retirement benefits. 3,500 Employment Trends by California County Advancement Promotions for secretaries who work in doctors' offices are usually limitied to salary increases and more responsible duties. Medical secretaries employed by clinics or hospitals may advance to executive secretary, medical records clerk, or into administrative jobs such as administrative asistant or unit manager. Many employers list job openings in newspaper ads. Networking with medical secretaries who are already working often leads to jobs, because employers tend to trust employee recommendations For a list of current job listing, browse Caljobs or America's Job Bank .