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