Medical office assistants should expect to perform many different duties which can include:
scheduling and confirming medical appointments with patients
entering and formatting electronically based medical reports and correspondence
helping patients complete documents and medical history forms
maintaining confidential medical history files
preparing agendas for meetings and possibly taking minutes of meetings
ordering supplies and maintaining inventory
determining and establishing office procedures and routines
Medical office assistants perform a variety of administrative duties at doctor’s offices, hospitals, medical clinics and other medical settings. They will schedule and confirm appointments and will communicate messages to both staff and patients. They can help prepare medical reports and make sure they go to the correct staff person. Medical office assistants spend a lot of time interacting with patients making sure that their needs are being taken care of.