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