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