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