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