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