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