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