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