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