Summary 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.
Sample Job Titles
1.
Administrative Assistant
2.
Administrative Support Specialist
3.
Admissions Administrative Assistant
4.
Admissions Coordinator
5.
Appointment Scheduler
6.
Business Assistant
7.
Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
8.
Data Transcriber
9.
Dental Office Administrative Assistant
10.
Dental Office Manager
11.
Dental Secretary
12.
File Clerk
13.
Front Office Manager
14.
Health Information Coder
15.
Health Unit Coordinator
16.
Hospital Admissions Clerk
17.
Hospital Receptionist
18.
Hospital Secretary
19.
Hospital Unit Clerk
20.
Insurance Verifier
21.
Medical Administrative Assistant
22.
Medical Administrative Specialist
23.
Medical Assistant
24.
Medical Biller Coder
25.
Medical Biller/Coder
26.
Medical Billing Coder
27.
Medical Billing Specialist
28.
Medical Front Desk Specialist
29.
Medical Office Clerk
30.
Medical Office Coordinator
31.
Medical Office Receptionist
32.
Medical Office Secretary
33.
Medical Office Specialist
34.
Medical Office Worker
35.
Medical Receptionist
36.
Medical Records Clerk
37.
Medical Reimbursement Specialist
38.
Medical Scheduler
39.
Medical Secretary
40.
Medical Terminologist
41.
Office Manager
42.
Office Systems Technician
43.
Patient Account Representative
44.
Patient Coordinator
45.
Patient Relations Representative (PRR)
46.
Patient Services Representative
47.
Physician Office Specialist
48.
Psychiatric Secretary
49.
Receptionist
50.
Surgery Scheduler
51.
Unit Support Representative
52.
Verification Specialist
53.
Ward Clerk
54.
Ward Secretary
Job Tasks
Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
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.
Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.
Complete insurance or other claim forms.
Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.
Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.