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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
- Physician Office Specialist
- Patient Coordinator
- Medical Secretary
- Medical Office Specialist
- Health Unit Coordinator
- Billing Coordinator
- Admissions Coordinator
- Ward Secretary
- Verification Specialist
- Unit Secretary
- 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 “Unit Secretary”
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- 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.
- Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
- Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.
- 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.
- Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- 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.
- Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- 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.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Scanners
- Personal computers
- Photocopying equipment
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Laser printers
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Credit card processing machines
- Dictaphones
- Notebook computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Laptop computers
- Switchboards
- Microsoft Publisher
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- Email software
- Word processing software
- HMS
- IDX Groupcast
- Graphics software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Database software
- Microsys MicroMD
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- Scheduling software
- Addressing software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Spreadsheet software
- Accounts receivable software
- MEDITECH software
- McKesson Lytec
- Microsoft Word
- Desktop publishing software
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Billing software
- Allscripts Payerpath
- Microsoft Access
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- Medical condition coding software
- Data entry software
- eMDs Medisoft
- dBASE Plus
- Medical procedure coding software
- Amazing Charts
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- Microsoft Excel
- CPSI CPSI System
- MEDENT
- Corel WordPerfect
- Epic Systems
- Allscripts Professional PM
- Web browser software
- Accounts payable software
- Henry Schein Dentrix