Medical Secretary- Multispecialty, Valley Stream, New York, Full Time, Days, Offsite

About the Role

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

Responsibilities

• May schedule appointments for patients.
• Take detailed clinical phone messages for physician or advanced allied healthcare provider.
• Acquire insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by attending physician.
• May enter orders into the electronic medical record (EMR) system or prepare prescription refill requests on behalf of the physician for review and approval by the ordering physician.
• Maintain logging system as required for tracking test results.
• Assist in the maintenance of medical charts and/or electronic medical record (filing, Op Reports, test results, home care forms).
• May schedule surgeries/procedures or work 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, take vital signs, relay instructions to patients and/or families; answer calls and provide pertinent information.
• Retrieve physician correspondence from dictation service, edit where necessary.
• Prepare physicians' mail correspondence.
• Compile documents for surgical billing packages.
• May maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedule.
• Help direct patient flow during practice hours.
• 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.
• 2 years of related experience.
• Certified Medical Assistant required if performing Medical Assistant duties.

About The Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $21.63 - $30.14 per hour. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need.