Medical Secretary-Multi-Specialty

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

1d•$17 - $31

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, managing clinical phone messages and test-result tracking, obtaining insurance authorizations, maintaining medical charts and electronic records, and preparing correspondence and surgical billing documents. Depending on qualifications and assigned duties, the position may also include Medical Assistant responsibilities or functioning as a medical scribe.

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 appointments for patients.
Take detailed clinical phone messages for physicians or advanced allied healthcare providers.
Acquire insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by the attending physician.
May enter orders into the electronic medical record (EMR) system or prepare prescription refill requests for the ordering physician's review and approval.
Maintain logging systems required 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-admissions, and consent forms as necessary.
May perform Medical Assistant duties if qualified, including venipuncture and/or EKGs, checking schedules and organizing patient flow, accompanying and assisting patients, collecting and processing specimens, performing point-of-care testing, and preparing for exams.
May assist physicians with procedures, take vital signs, relay instructions to patients or families, and answer calls and provide pertinent information.
Retrieve physician correspondence from dictation services and edit it where necessary.
Prepare physician mail correspondence.
May function as a medical scribe.
Compile documents for surgical billing packages.
May maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedules.
Help direct patient flow during practice hours.
Perform other duties as assigned.