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