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