Medical Secretary

Role Overview

• Types a variety of memos, manuscripts, correspondence, reports, and forms
• Maintains billing for surgical workload and outside vendors
• Answers telephone, screens calls, refers to the appropriate individual or takes messages
• Performs data entry from the transcription of surgical pathology and autopsy reports
• Maintains the inventory of office supplies
• Maintains records for the department according to all regulatory agencies and departmental policies
• Sends out surgical specimens for special testing, and records information
• Opens and distributes departmental mail daily
• Determines appropriate SNOMED and ICD9 codes for Pathology specimens
• Reports to Lead Pathology Secretary and Lab Administrator

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of medical terminology required
• Excellent typing/computer skills, normally acquired through the completion of an Associate's degree in a medical secretary program or equivalent
• At least one year of medical secretarial experience and office experience are preferred
• Need excellent communication skills, including good auditory abilities.

Benefits

• $1,500 sign-on bonus paid out in increments
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development