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