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