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