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