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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 Billing 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 Front Desk Specialist”
- Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
- Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
- 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.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.
- Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- 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.
- 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.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Personal computers
- Scanners
- Laser facsimile machines
- Credit card processing machines
- Dictaphones
- Laptop computers
- Laser printers
- Notebook computers
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Switchboards
- Photocopying equipment
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Microsys MicroMD
- Web browser software
- Desktop publishing software
- Epic Systems
- Data entry software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Accounts payable software
- CPSI CPSI System
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Corel WordPerfect
- Accounts receivable software
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Medical procedure coding software
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- HMS
- Graphics software
- Allscripts Professional PM
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- Amazing Charts
- eMDs Medisoft
- Microsoft Excel
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Office
- dBASE Plus
- Word processing software
- IDX Groupcast
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- MEDENT
- Medical condition coding software
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- McKesson Lytec
- Allscripts Payerpath
- Email software
- Spreadsheet software
- Scheduling software
- Addressing software
- Billing software
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
- Microsoft Word
- Database software
- Electronic health record EHR software