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