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