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