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