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2.7 KiB

Competences — medical administrative assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/045f05f2-4ff8-46b2-9d08-e12a81657498).

Essential

  • administrative tasks in a medical environment (knowledge)
  • answer patients' questions (skill/competence)
  • apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
  • clinical reports (knowledge)
  • collect healthcare user's general data (skill/competence)
  • communicate by telephone (skill/competence)
  • maintain healthcare user data confidentiality (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage personnel agenda (skill/competence)
  • medical informatics (knowledge)
  • send samples to laboratory (skill/competence)
  • type on electronic devices (skill/competence)
  • use communication techniques (skill/competence)
  • use spreadsheets software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • allocate bills (skill/competence)
  • analyse insurance needs (skill/competence)
  • communicate in foreign languages with health service providers (skill/competence)
  • comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
  • coordinate events (skill/competence)
  • fill out forms (skill/competence)
  • fix meetings (skill/competence)
  • handle paperwork (skill/competence)
  • healthcare administration (knowledge)
  • insurance law (knowledge)
  • listen actively (skill/competence)
  • manage accounts (skill/competence)
  • manage healthcare users' data (skill/competence)
  • medical terminology (knowledge)
  • monitor billing procedures (skill/competence)
  • order supplies (skill/competence)
  • organise travel arrangements for staff (skill/competence)
  • pathology (knowledge)
  • plan schedule (skill/competence)
  • process medical insurance claims (skill/competence)
  • professional documentation in health care (knowledge)
  • record healthcare users' billing information (skill/competence)
  • record treated patient's information (skill/competence)
  • transcribe dialogues (skill/competence)
  • transcription methods (knowledge)
  • types of insurance (knowledge)
  • work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
  • work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 20 ads, as of 2026-07-17)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • appointment scheduling — 60 %
  • insurance verification — 40 %
  • data entry — 30 %
  • patient registration — 30 %
  • medical record management — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • appointment scheduling — 20 %
  • phone answering — 20 %
  • patient communication — 20 %