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