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