MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST SECRETARY - Medical Examiner

Tarrant County•Tarrant County, TX

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Provides administrative support to the Crime Laboratory, supervisors, and Quality Manager to include typing, record and file maintenance and telephone reception. Acts as liaison or department representative with clients, other departments, and vendors. THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED

Requirements

Experienced as a medical secretary
Knowledge of some medical terminology
Proficiency in MS Office and spreadsheet software
Good communication skills
Ability to multitask
Operates standard and automated office equipment
High School diploma or equivalent
Four (4) years of related work experience
Two (2) years of full-time transcriptionist experience

Nice To Haves

Some college preferred

Responsibilities

Receives and screens telephone calls, emails, letters, and visitors, responding to routine requests for information, and refers complex matters to the appropriate person.
Organizes and maintains records for the Crime Laboratory.
Assembles relevant data and creates forms, memos, special reports, and letters of a technical and/or highly confidential nature.
May be assigned by the Crime Laboratory Director, or in response, to a request or subpoena.
Assists law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and Justice of the Peace offices with pertinent information.
Verifies and submits a monthly billing report for the Crime Laboratory to the Business Office.
Maintains records of testing performed by the Crime Laboratory, and compiles data for statistical reporting.
Ensures completed Crime Laboratory reports are distributed to requesting law enforcement agencies and Medical Examiner’s staff.
Performs medical transcription of autopsy reports and issues cremation permits, as requested.
Assists the Crime Laboratory Director with special projects.
Assists the Quality Manager with maintaining compliance data, quality control documents, and assigned special projects for maintaining laboratory accreditation.
Acts as backup when the Toxicology Laboratory Secretary is out of the office including documenting, uploading, and distributing toxicology reports and making new case files.
Prepares death certificates, which requires using the Texas electronic registration system mandated by the state, and prepares amended death certificates, as requested.
Schedules appointments for Crime Laboratory Director.
Prepares court documents for Crime Laboratory personnel.
Notarizes documents for laboratory personnel.
Reserves meeting rooms for laboratory personnel.
Performs other related duties as assigned.