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