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