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