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