Medical Secretary III (Hybrid) - General Medicine & Geriatrics

Washington University in St Louis • Saint Louis, MO

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Works in a patient care area and performs advanced secretarial duties such as typing medical dictation requiring substantial use of medical terminology and maintains physician’s schedules. This role involves transcribing medical documents, managing physician schedules, scheduling patient appointments and procedures, preparing patient charts, greeting visitors, answering telephones, screening patient inquiries, serving as a liaison between patients, physicians, and staff, and assisting administrative/clinical staff during peak times or absences. The position is located in a normal office and patient care setting.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.
• Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross
• Medical Office Setting (3 Years)
• Basic Life Support certification must be obtained within one month of hire date.
• Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree
• Decision Making
• Interpersonal Communication
• Medical Terminology
• Microsoft Office
• Software Packages
• Working Independently

Responsibilities

• Transcribes medical documents such as physician’s letters, correspondence, nurse’s notes and manuscripts; if order entry in the electronic medical record is part of the job function, completes requisitions/orders per WashU guidelines.
• Maintains physician’s daily appointment schedule and calendar, schedules meetings, arranges conference calls, reserves catering services, makes travel arrangements and completes travel expense reports.
• Schedules appointments and procedures for patients.
• Prepares patient charts, including delivering workups.
• Greets visitors, answers telephone, takes messages and screens patient inquiries, providing information according to departmental procedures and policies.
• Serves as liaison between patients, physicians and staff, providing routine information to patient inquiries.
• Assists administrative/clinical staff during peak times, vacations/illnesses.
• Assists with retrieval and delivery of reports, films, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child.
• Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs.
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED