Medical Secretary-Multi-Specialty
About The Position
Provides secretarial and clinical support to physicians and surgeons in a faculty practice setting. The role may include scheduling appointments and procedures, handling clinical phone messages, obtaining insurance authorizations, entering orders or preparing prescription refill requests for physician review, and tracking test results. It also supports medical chart and electronic medical record maintenance, surgical preparation and billing documentation, patient scheduling and flow, and physician correspondence. When qualified, the role may include Medical Assistant duties such as collecting specimens, performing point-of-care testing, taking vital signs, assisting with procedures, and supporting patients with mobility and other needs. The position may also function as a medical scribe 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 if performing Medical Assistant duties.
Responsibilities
- Schedule patient appointments.
- Take detailed clinical phone messages for physicians or advanced allied healthcare providers.
- Acquire insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by attending physicians.
- Enter orders into the electronic medical record or prepare prescription refill requests for review and approval by the ordering physician.
- Maintain a logging system for tracking test results.
- Assist with maintaining medical charts and electronic medical records, including filing operative reports, test results, and home care forms.
- Schedule surgeries and procedures, or work with the Surgical Coordinator to verify times with patients and prepare charts, pre-admission materials, and consent forms as necessary.
- When qualified and assigned Medical Assistant duties, perform venipuncture and/or EKGs; check schedules and organize patient flow; escort patients to exam or procedure rooms; assist patients with walking, transferring, and dressing; collect and process specimens; conduct point-of-care testing; and prepare for exams.
- Assist physicians with various procedures, take vital signs, relay instructions to patients and families, and answer calls with pertinent information.
- Retrieve physician correspondence from dictation services and edit it where necessary.
- Prepare physicians’ mail correspondence.
- Function as a medical scribe when assigned.
- Compile documents for surgical billing packages.
- Maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedules.
- 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
