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