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