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