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