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