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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”
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- 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.
- 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.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.
- Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.
Related Technology & Tools
- Scanners
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Notebook computers
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- Laser printers
- Personal computers
- Dictaphones
- Photocopying equipment
- Switchboards
- Laser facsimile machines
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Credit card processing machines
- Allscripts Payerpath
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Graphics software
- eMDs Medisoft
- Accounts receivable software
- Word processing software
- Desktop publishing software
- MEDENT
- Accounts payable software
- Email software
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- Corel WordPerfect
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
- Medical condition coding software
- Microsoft Publisher
- Data entry software
- HMS
- dBASE Plus
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- Allscripts Professional PM
- Medical procedure coding software
- Web browser software
- Billing software
- Database software
- Microsoft Word
- Scheduling software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Epic Systems
- MEDITECH software
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- CPSI CPSI System
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- Microsoft Outlook
- Amazing Charts
- IDX Groupcast
- Addressing software
- McKesson Lytec
- Microsoft Access
- Microsys MicroMD