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