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