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