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