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