Medical Secretary - Spinal Medicine and Surgery - Physician Practice

Medical Secretary

The Medical Secretary performs a variety of secretarial and administrative duties for the assigned physicians, section chiefs or chairman relating to the organization and management of the department.

Responsibilities

• Schedules appointments, meetings or conferences for departmental personnel utilizing interdepartmental and/or hospital wide computerized scheduling systems.
• Enters inpatient and outpatient profession charges on medical billing system.
• Composes and prepares correspondences.
• Uses knowledge of medical terminology to transcribe patient information from written copy, electronic equipment or verbal direction.
• Files reports, prepares documents, and forwards correspondence.
• Prioritizes call through screening process; transfer calls, records messages and delivers to appropriate personnel.
• Reviews, screens and distributes daily mail correspondence to appropriate personnel.
• Orders office supplies and maintains inventory.
• Maintains up-to-date departmental manuals and files.
• Assists in coordination of special projects.
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

Qualifications

• Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
• Associate's degree.