Offsite Medical Secretary-Multispecialty, Valley Stream, New York, Full Time, Days
About The Position
Provides secretarial and clinical support to a supervising physician in an offsite multispecialty practice setting. The role may include patient scheduling, clinical message-taking, obtaining insurance authorizations, entering orders or preparing prescription refill requests for physician review, and maintaining test-result tracking and medical records. Depending on qualifications and practice needs, the position may also involve Medical Assistant duties, including patient care and clinical procedures. The role supports practice operations and patient flow and performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Associate degree, or high school diploma/GED plus two years of related experience.
- Two years of related experience.
- Graduate of a Medical Assistant Program if performing clinical duties.
- Certified Medical Assistant certification required if performing Medical Assistant duties.
Responsibilities
- May schedule patient appointments and maintain, adjust, and confirm the physician’s office schedule.
- Take detailed clinical phone messages for a physician or advanced allied healthcare provider.
- Obtain insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by the attending physician.
- May enter orders into the EMR or prepare prescription refill requests for review and approval by the ordering physician.
- Maintain required systems for tracking test results.
- Assist with maintaining medical charts and/or electronic medical records, including filing operative reports, test results, and home care forms.
- May schedule surgeries or procedures, or work with the Surgical Coordinator to verify times with patients and prepare charts, pre-admission materials, and consent forms.
- May perform Medical Assistant duties if qualified, including venipuncture, EKGs, taking vital signs, collecting and processing specimens, and point-of-care testing.
- May check schedules, organize patient flow, accompany patients to exam or procedure rooms, and assist patients with walking, transferring, and dressing.
- May prepare for examinations, assist physicians with procedures, relay instructions to patients or families, and answer calls with pertinent information.
- Retrieve physician correspondence from a dictation service and edit it where necessary.
- Prepare physicians’ mail correspondence.
- Compile documents for surgical billing packages.
- Help direct patient flow during practice hours.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
