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