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