Medical Secretary Full-time Job

Job Title: Medical Secretary

Location: Madison, WI 53715

Duration: 13 Weeks Contract

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Description:

Provide secretarial and clerical support to the Family Medicine Clinic.

Schedules patient appointments, answers phones, takes messages and performs a variety of clerical duties.

Essential Functions:

Under general supervision schedules and confirms patient appointments and assures patient appointments are tracked correctly.
Greets patients and informs appropriate personnel of patient’s arrival; directs patients to the appropriate clinic areas.
Answers the telephone and triage calls according to established guidelines.
May complete medical records requests; send/receive and distribute clinic fax communications.
Perform a variety of routine clerical duties in support of departmental/unit activities, which include sorting/distributing mail, photocopying, maintaining filing systems, collating materials, and ordering and stocking standard office supplies.
Transcribes dictation of medical reports, correspondence, or other material as required.
Perform patient registration including collecting patient demographics, insurance information, and other information necessary for clinic and billing operations. Scan documents into patient charts

Position Qualifications:

Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or GED.
Associate degree in secretarial or health care related area, desirable
Minimum Experience:
6 months clerical support in a healthcare environment preferred.
1 year secretarial/clerical experience in other business, legal or service settings. Medical terminology training, knowledge of reimbursement preferred. Successful completion of a secretarial training program acceptable.
Required Skills:
Strong organization skills. Good communication skills. Good telephone skills.