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