Medical Secretary - Sigma Inc
Boston, MA 02115
About the Job
146750 Medical Secretary, Boston, MA, 3 Months Contract
Sigma, Inc. is looking for a Medical Secretary to work onsite within the General Surgery department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.
Shift timings :
Essential Responsibilities :
Sigma, Inc. is looking for a Medical Secretary to work onsite within the General Surgery department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.
Shift timings :
- 40 Hours/week
- 8 hrs/Day
- 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Essential Responsibilities :
- Answers and screens telephone calls .
- Takes accurate messages or directs call to the appropriate person.
- Greets and directs patients, families, visitors and staff.
- Responds to requests in a timely manner and provides clear, accurate information within scope of knowledge and authority.
- Updates patient demographic and insurance information as necessary and obtains specialist referrals for all patient appointments.
- Schedules patient appointments utilizing scheduling tools and resources.
- Coordinates and communicates ancillary appointments and procedures working with other hospital staff as needed.
- Obtains patient information and materials as needed from referral sources.
- Prepares patient records for clinical activities and maintains patient records for physicians.
- Acts as liaison with other departments and external customers in a calm and supportive manner.
- Handles confidential information appropriately and explains policies and procedures when necessary.
- Maintains physician's administrative and clinical calendars.
- Types of correspondence, manuscripts and documents that may require complex formatting.
- Composes routine correspondence. Transcribes letters and patient notes as needed for physicians and/or facilitates notes and letters in CCC system.
- Composes routine correspondence.
- Prepares and distributes materials for meetings and committees.
- Actively assists and supports licensed practitioners by queuing prescriptions for renewal and performing the initial review of medication listings for accuracy in the electronic medical record (Web OMR).
- High School diploma or GED required.
- Associate's degree preferred. 3-5 years related work experience required.
- Must be separated from BILH as perm, per diem, contract for 12+ months before returning.
- Parking may cost up to $43/day if parking in parking garage - public transportation is available
Source : Sigma Inc