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