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