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