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