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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
Tasks for “Administrative Assistant”
- Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
- 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.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Laser printers
- Switchboards
- Personal computers
- Credit card processing machines
- Dictaphones
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Scanners
- Photocopying equipment
- Desktop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Notebook computers
- Laptop computers
- Microsoft Access
- HMS
- IDX Groupcast
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Word
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Amazing Charts
- Microsoft Publisher
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
- Microsoft Outlook
- eMDs Medisoft
- Database software
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Billing software
- Graphics software
- CPSI CPSI System
- Scheduling software
- Accounts payable software
- Microsys MicroMD
- dBASE Plus
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- Allscripts Payerpath
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- MEDENT
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- Spreadsheet software
- Accounts receivable software
- Epic Systems
- Data entry software
- McKesson Lytec
- Medical procedure coding software
- Medical condition coding software
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- Allscripts Professional PM
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Office
- Web browser software
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Desktop publishing software
- Addressing software
- MEDITECH software
- Email software