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