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