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