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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 Support Representative
- Unit Secretary
- Physician Office Specialist
- Patient Coordinator
- Medical Secretary
- Medical Office Specialist
- Health Unit Coordinator
- Billing Coordinator
- Admissions Coordinator
- Ward Secretary
- 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
- Data Transcriber
- Client Service Coordinator
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
- Appointment Scheduler
- Administrative Support Specialist
- Administrative Assistant
Tasks for “Dental Receptionist”
- 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.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
- Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
- Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- 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.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.
- Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.
- 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.
- Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
Related Technology & Tools
- Photocopying equipment
- Credit card processing machines
- Dictaphones
- Desktop computers
- Laser printers
- Notebook computers
- Scanners
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Switchboards
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Laptop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Personal computers
- McKesson Lytec
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Access
- eMDs Medisoft
- HMS
- CPSI CPSI System
- Allscripts Payerpath
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Office
- Graphics software
- Desktop publishing software
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- MEDENT
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- IDX Groupcast
- Scheduling software
- Microsoft Word
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Word processing software
- Accounts payable software
- Email software
- Medical condition coding software
- Microsoft Publisher
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- dBASE Plus
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Accounts receivable software
- Web browser software
- Addressing software
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
- Microsoft Excel
- Billing software
- Database software
- Epic Systems
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- Allscripts Professional PM
- Amazing Charts
- Microsys MicroMD
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Medical procedure coding software
- MEDITECH software
- Henry Schein Dentrix