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