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