Medical Secretary - Cardiology - Garden City

About the role

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center offering sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research.

Responsibilities

• Schedules appointments for visits, treatments, and procedures.
• Reviews appointment confirmation responses and manages waitlists.
• Communicates to patients on upcoming scheduled visits, including instructions, preparation, and forms.
• Obtains authorizations for services as needed.
• Answers calls and takes messages.
• Handles faxes and mail.
• Prepares standard letters and forms as needed.
• Supports patient access activities.
• Answers phones and screens incoming calls.
• Maintains cooperative and professional relationships with physicians, nurses, and office staff.
• Exercises skill in prioritizing assignments.
• Communicates with patients, providing all scheduling instructions, clarification, updates on status or changes, and answering related questions for any upcoming appointments/procedures.
• Collaborates with other NYU Langone sites to ensure seamless continuation of care.
• Remains current on latest best practices, policies and protocols.
• Maintains cleanliness of both personal and patient space, including waiting areas and restocks supplies as needed.

Qualifications

• High School diploma.
• One year of prior physician practice experience and knowledge of medical terminology or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, projects and assignments.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and EHR (EPIC preferred).
• Light, accurate keyboarding skills required.

Skills

• Intermediate knowledge of computer-based scheduling, appointment programs or EPIC EHR system preferred.

Benefits

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island provides a comprehensive benefits and wellness package including financial security benefits, a generous time-off program, and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to a holistic employee wellness program focusing on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

Pay

$56,873.24 - $56,873.25 Annually.

Schedule

N/A