About the role

  • Medical Secretary providing administrative support in Radiology department at Virtua Health. Responsible for secretarial tasks and maintaining patient flow effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Provides secretarial and administrative support using knowledge of medical terminology and procedures in a hospital, clinic, or laboratory environment.
  • Compiles information for recording purposes and prepares reports.
  • Screens and directs telephone calls, schedules appointments, greets patients, visitors, and maintains patient flow.
  • Greets patients and other visitors. Maintains patient flow. Addresses and resolves routine inquiries.
  • Screens and handles any calls and/or correspondence for requests for materials, records, patient appointment, ensuring HIPPA guidelines are followed.
  • Sorts and distributes mail.
  • Performs general registration and billing, obtaining pre-certifications, verifying appropriate coding, insurance, co-pays, medical records, and referrals.
  • Acts as a liaison with Patient Accounting and/or Physician billing services as required to clarify billing and charge issues.
  • Produces, processes and maintains required documentation and reports such as productivity/utilization, medical records, customer surveys, audits, financial reports, staff certifications/licenses.
  • Schedules management appointments, meetings, conferences. Prepares meeting minutes and memos. May maintain calendars/itinerary for management personnel as requested.
  • Assists in orienting new office staff; participates in performance improvement initiatives; coordinates and maintains support personnel schedules.
  • May lead work of other clerical or administrative support personnel on a project basis, as assigned, or as necessary to ensure smooth office work flow.
  • Maintains office equipment (copier, fax, etc.), ensures par levels of office supplies and maintains disposition of clinical materials as required by regulatory agencies.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in using computers (data entry, word processing, report production).
  • Working knowledge of medical terminology.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal-written-listening) in order to interact with patients, medical staff and other internal/external clientele.
  • Strong organizational skills ability to use sound judgment to prioritize duties.
  • Familiarity with department policies and procedures or ability to quickly learn and operate within those parameters.
  • One year experience in a medical setting preferred.

Benefits

  • medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance
  • health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
  • paid time off
  • paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
  • short-term disability and optional long-term disability
  • colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
  • tuition assistance
  • employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions

Job title

Medical Secretary, Radiology

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

$18 - $27 per hour

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

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