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