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