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