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