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