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