SOC 43-6013 · Job decomposition
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
What this job actually does, classified into Automate, Augment, and Human-only. Decomposed from 6 canonical roles mapped to this SOC across Nuvepro's real-world JD corpus.
961,610
U.S. employment
BLS OEWS
$45,930
Median annual wage
BLS OEWS
36%
AEI exposure
Anthropic Economic Index
104
Distinct tasks
From 6 roles
Task mix (by distinct task)
Automate · 28 (27%)
Augment · 61 (59%)
Human-only · 15 (14%)
Automate
12 of 28
AI does it end-to-end
- Make patient appointments and maintain appointment records.29 jobs · 2 roles · 70% confidence
- Type forms, records, schedules, memos, and other documents as directed.26 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- File materials in patient folders and print appointment schedules.25 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Open and distribute unit mail and faxes.22 jobs · 1 role · 59% confidence
- Distribute incoming mail.13 jobs · 1 role · 92% confidence
- Prepare purchase orders using the appropriate software application.13 jobs · 1 role · 92% confidence
- Assemble, file, and maintain patient medical records.12 jobs · 1 role · 92% confidence
- Print patient schedules and pull patient charts daily.12 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Scan insurance cards monthly.12 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Answer telephone calls and route them to the appropriate person.11 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Prepare medical records for facsimile or mail related to travel, transplant, disability, and other requests.11 jobs · 1 role · 73% confidence
- Enter data into Crown Web for ESRD 2728, ESRD 2746, and PART.7 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
Augment
12 of 61
Human + AI together
- Perform routine administrative and clerical duties relating to a clinical service or physician practice office.28 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Call for patient medical records and laboratory test results.27 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Answer telephones, assist callers with routine inquiries, and schedule appointments.25 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Handle, screen, and take messages related to prior authorizations, provider questions, prescription refills, and test results.24 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Process patient billing forms and scan documents to patient medical record/LMR.24 jobs · 1 role · 92% confidence
- Act as a super user for scheduling, registration, and billing systems.20 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Perform more complex or specialized functions such as surgical scheduling, schedule changes, and blocking at an advanced competency level.17 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Accept co-payments when required.15 jobs · 1 role · 80% confidence
- Assist with medical appointment referrals and scheduling.13 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Assist with month-end reporting requirements.13 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Assist with transportation coordination and referrals.13 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Audit records for compliance with medical records standards.13 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
Human-only
12 of 15
Judgment, taste, accountability
- Greet and assist patients.27 jobs · 2 roles · 100% confidence
- Provide assistance and training to others in scheduling, registration, and billing systems.25 jobs · 1 role · 96% confidence
- Attend education and training sessions and apply key learnings.12 jobs · 1 role · 58% confidence
- Greet patients and guests professionally.12 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.12 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Monitor the reception and waiting areas.12 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Participate in center/team huddles and staff meetings.12 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Perform other duties as assigned.7 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Greet visitors and direct them to the appropriate location or person.6 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
- Accept co-payments.5 jobs · 1 role · 60% confidence
- Perform related duties as assigned.5 jobs · 1 role · 80% confidence
- Comply with policies, procedures, safety rules, and regulations.4 jobs · 1 role · 100% confidence
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