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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 Front Desk Specialist
- 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 Office Clerk”
- Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' 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.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
- 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.
- 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.
- Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
- 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.
- Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Dictaphones
- Personal computers
- Switchboards
- Credit card processing machines
- Photocopying equipment
- Laser facsimile machines
- Laser printers
- Scanners
- Laptop computers
- Notebook computers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- eMDs Medisoft
- Desktop publishing software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Scheduling software
- Spreadsheet software
- HMS
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- Email software
- Amazing Charts
- Addressing software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Billing software
- Allscripts Professional PM
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Medical condition coding software
- Graphics software
- MEDITECH software
- Accounts payable software
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Microsoft Office
- Database software
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- Microsys MicroMD
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Medical procedure coding software
- CPSI CPSI System
- Allscripts Payerpath
- MEDENT
- Web browser software
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Publisher
- Accounts receivable software
- dBASE Plus
- Epic Systems
- Microsoft Access
- McKesson Lytec
- IDX Groupcast
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- Word processing software