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