Medical Secretary - Canfield

Salary Range between $18-$24 (DOQ)

• Demonstrates appropriate and professional communication skills
• Greets patients, and visitors and announces their arrival to the appropriate unit
• Checks patients in on patient schedule and daily calendar
• Calls appropriate transportation companies for patients when needed
• Follows appropriate procedures in emergency situations
• Answers telephone promptly and courteously, refers calls to the appropriate person, takes and relays messages as needed
• Distributes all incoming mail appropriately, including inter-office
• Displays a professional manner and demeanor when greeting incoming customers
• Follows appropriate chain of command
• Communicates in an appropriate and timely manner with coworkers

• Demonstrates appropriate use of office equipment; maintains supplies
• Maintains postage
• Assures levels of lab supplies are sufficient for unit operation

• Maintains medical records according to policy and procedure
• Makes up new patient charts for the unit and administrative files
• Sends appropriate information to the business office
• Does appropriate data entry for all new patients
• Keeps computer data current for all patients
• Balances treatment count on a daily basis
• Audits / verifies ancillaries utilized during treatments
• Tracks patient hospitalizations and vacations
• Purges charts in appropriate manner
• Breaks down charts of non-current patients and runs appropriate reports
• Maintains facility filing system
• Does weekly update of Daily Patient Schedule for facility
• Runs and distributes reports as needed by the unit
• Prepares blood tubes, labels, and requisitions as needed
• Performs word processing and Excel tasks as needed
• Performs other duties as assigned

• High school diploma required, college courses preferred
• Proficient computer skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills a must