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