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