Medical Secretary

Duke Careers

Medical Secretary supporting medical office activities at Duke Cancer Center. Responsible for clerical tasks and patient record management in a general medical office setting.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeDurham • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform secretarial duties in support of general medical office activities.
Screen and sort mail and documents; respond to routine items not requiring supervisor's attention according to instructions and standard procedures.
Set up and maintain office files of patient records, reports, correspondence and miscellaneous information in an organized fashion.
Take or transcribe dictation; type medical reports and summaries, patient histories, operative notes, manuscripts and letters from rough draft to final copy ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Answer telephone, screen calls, respond to routine questions and take messages in accordance with physician's instructions; serve as receptionist for office or clinics as necessary; greet patients, make appointments or proper referrals according to instructions and procedures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Work requires a general educational background normally equivalent to a high school education.
Work requires two years of related medical clerical experience sufficient to acquire skills in transcribing medical terminology, office organization and communications.
A completed medical secretarial program (nine months up to two years accredited program) may be substituted for equivalent experience.
An optional typing speed of 50 correct words per minute may be required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

medical terminologytranscriptiontypingoffice organizationrecord management

Soft Skills

communicationattention to detailcustomer servicetime management

Certifications

medical secretarial program