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