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