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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 Office Specialist
- 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 Secretary
- 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 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 Secretary”
- Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
- Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
- Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.
- 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
- Dictaphones
- Notebook computers
- Credit card processing machines
- Personal computers
- Laptop computers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Switchboards
- Photocopying equipment
- Laser printers
- Scanners
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Laser facsimile machines
- Desktop computers
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- Microsoft Word
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Epic Systems
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- Addressing software
- Medical condition coding software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Spreadsheet software
- Database software
- eMDs Medisoft
- Microsoft Excel
- IDX Groupcast
- Allscripts Payerpath
- McKesson Lytec
- HMS
- Corel WordPerfect
- Electronic health record EHR software
- dBASE Plus
- Desktop publishing software
- Email software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- MEDITECH software
- Accounts payable software
- Microsoft Office
- Medical procedure coding software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsys MicroMD
- Scheduling software
- Microsoft Publisher
- Data entry software
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- CPSI CPSI System
- Accounts receivable software
- Amazing Charts
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
- Allscripts Professional PM
- Billing software
- Graphics software
- Web browser software
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