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Job Description
Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-6013.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 35,060.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
- Currently, there are 556,820 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical Secretaries”.
Also Known As…
- Medical Secretaries
- Ward Clerk
- Unit Support Representative
- Unit Secretary
- Physician Office Specialist
- Patient Coordinator
- Medical Secretary
- Medical Office Specialist
- Health Unit Coordinator
- Billing Coordinator
- Admissions Coordinator
- Ward Secretary
- Verification Specialist
- Unit Clerk
- Surgery Scheduler
- Scheduler
- Receptionist
- Psychiatric Secretary
- Patient Account Representative
- Medical Terminologist
- Medical Scheduler
- Medical Reimbursement Specialist
- Medical Records Clerk
- Medical Receptionist
- Medical Office Worker
- Medical Office Secretary
- Medical Office Receptionist
- Medical Office Coordinator
- Medical Office Clerk
- Medical Front Desk Specialist
- Medical Billing Specialist
- Medical Billing Coder
- Medical Biller/Coder
- Medical Biller Coder
- Medical Administrative Specialist
- Medical Administrative Assistant
- Insurance Verifier
- Hospital Unit Clerk
- Hospital Secretary
- Hospital Receptionist
- Hospital Admissions Clerk
- Health Information Coder
- Guest Service Representative
- Front Office Coordinator
- Front Desk Coordinator
- Dental Secretary
- Dental Receptionist
- Data Transcriber
- Client Service Coordinator
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
- Appointment Scheduler
- Administrative Support Specialist
Tasks for “Administrative Assistant”
- Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
- Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.
- Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
- Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
- Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records.
- Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
Related Technology & Tools
- Photocopying equipment
- Switchboards
- Laser printers
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Dictaphones
- Notebook computers
- Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Desktop computers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Scanners
- Laser facsimile machines
- Credit card processing machines
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
- Medical condition coding software
- Amazing Charts
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Excel
- Data entry software
- Scheduling software
- Epic Systems
- Graphics software
- Microsoft Outlook
- dBASE Plus
- Accounts payable software
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
- Addressing software
- McKesson Lytec
- Billing software
- Accounts receivable software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Office
- MEDENT
- Email software
- Allscripts Payerpath
- eMDs Medisoft
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Microsys MicroMD
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- Web browser software
- IDX Groupcast
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- CPSI CPSI System
- Allscripts Professional PM
- HMS
- Medical procedure coding software
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Desktop publishing software
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Publisher
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- Microsoft Word