Medical Secretary-Internal Medicine-Manhasset, NY-Full Time-Day-Offsite

About the role

Provides secretarial and clinical support to supervising physician in an offsite practice setting.

Responsibilities

• Schedules appointments for patients.
• Takes detailed clinical phone messages for physician or advanced allied healthcare provider.
• Acquires insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by attending physician.
• Enters orders into the electronic medical record (EMR) system or prepares prescription refill requests on behalf of the physician for the review and approval by the ordering physician.
• Maintains logging system as required for tracking test results.
• Affixes medical charts and/or electronic medical record (filing, Op Reports, test results, home care forms).
• Schedules surgeries/procedures or works in conjunction with Surgical Coordinator verifying times with patients; preparing charts, pre-admissions and consent forms as necessary.
• May be responsible for Medical Assistant duties if qualified, such as performing venipuncture and/or EKGs, checking schedules and organizing patient flow; accompanying patients to exam/procedure room, assisting patients as needed with walking, transferring and dressing, as well as collecting and processing specimens and point of care testing, preparing for exam, etc. May assist physicians with various procedures, takes vital signs, relays instructions to patients and or families; answers calls and provides pertinent information.
• Retrieves physician correspondence from dictation service, edits where necessary.
• Prepares physicians mail correspondence.
• Compiles documents for surgical billing packages.
• Maintains, adjusts and confirms patient office schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or High School Diploma/GED plus two years of related experience.
• Graduate of a Medical Assistant Program if performing clinical duties.
• Two years of related experience.
• Certified Medical Assistant required if performing Medical Assistant duties.