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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 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
- Administrative Assistant
Tasks for “Hospital Receptionist”
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
- Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.
- Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.
- 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.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.
- Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
- Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
Related Technology & Tools
- Switchboards
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Laptop computers
- Credit card processing machines
- Notebook computers
- Photocopying equipment
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Personal computers
- Dictaphones
- Scanners
- Laser printers
- Desktop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Corel WordPerfect
- Graphics software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- Accounts payable software
- Accounts receivable software
- Microsoft Excel
- Medical procedure coding software
- HMS
- Email software
- Allscripts Payerpath
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- IDX Groupcast
- CPSI CPSI System
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- dBASE Plus
- Amazing Charts
- Scheduling software
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Microsoft Office
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Addressing software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Epic Systems
- Microsys MicroMD
- Microsoft Publisher
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
- Web browser software
- McKesson Lytec
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Database software
- MEDENT
- Microsoft Access
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- Medical condition coding software
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Allscripts Professional PM
- MEDITECH software
- Billing software
- Desktop publishing software
- Microsoft Word
- eMDs Medisoft
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS