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