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