Medical Secretary

Medical Assistant/SecretaryAt St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We're guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.We invest in you — personally and professionally.Enjoy:Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.Generous paid time off and flexible work schedulesRetirement savings with employer matchTuition reimbursement and professional development opportunitiesWellness, mental health, and recognition programsCareer advancement through mentorship and internal mobilityJob Summary:The Medical Assistant/Secretary provides clinical and secretarial support to the physician, mid-level providers and staff. The Medical Assistant/Secretary is also responsible for compliance with all OSHA/CLIA and HIPAA Regulations, and ensures completion of all duties vital to business operations. The Medical Assistant/Secretary is a highly visible position that is always responsible for creating a positive impression with patients, family members, and other visitors to the office. Under indirect supervision, provides non-routine and routine support services for a department. Support services include: greet visitors and staff, answer phones, prepare routine letters/correspondence/forms, schedule appointments/meetings, sort and distribute mail, maintenance of supplies/inventory and file maintenance. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.Job Description:Prepares patient for exam and acquires vital signs; weight, general history and current medication list when required.Provides patient care and clinical support to provider/staff. Provides instructions to patient under direction of provider/staff.Documents all clinical findings and patient response to interventions, i.e., history, medications, vital signs, weight and testing resultsMaintains adequate level of supplies in exam rooms and work station. Cleans and disinfects exam rooms. Reports malfunction of equipment to department supervisor. Purchases and maintains supplies and inventoryAssists with completion of referral process, outpatient testing, pre-certification and schedulingCoordination of patient flow including scheduling follow up appointments and communicationsOrganize, track and maintain records/filesGreet visitors and staff in a friendly manner. Answer phones and screen calls and visitors as needed.Prepare routine and non-routine confidential correspondence/letters/forms. Sort and distribute mail.Performs other duties as assigned.Education, Credentials, Licenses:H.S. Diploma/GEDSpecialized Knowledge:NoneKind and Length of Experience:No formal experience beyond education required.FLSA Status:Non-ExemptRight Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.