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