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