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