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