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