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