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