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