Medical Secretary, Cardiology

Job Requirements 1. Check patients out of the office after appointments making sure to schedule follow up appointments and tests, coordinate tests with appropriate hospital and ensure proper authorization when required for testing. 2. Screen telephone calls, handle routine inquiries and refer non-routine matters to appropriate persons.

Schedules new patients, obtaining required demographics/insurance information and mail new patient packets. 3. Retrieve messages from voicemail throughout the day, task providers with patient questions and return phone calls as instructed by physician. 4. Handle physician mail as appropriate.

Forward necessary scanning to Medical Records. 5. Fax or mail appropriate information (i.e. test results, consult notes, preoperative results, correspondence, etc.) to referring physicians. 6. Make reminder phone calls to patients, when required, and maintain a quick call list for cancellations. 7.

Perform a variety of routine and non-routine clerical duties, including the operation of office equipment. 8. All other duties as assigned. 9. Maintain physician schedules.

Work Experience maintain appropriate, professional conduct and appearance at all times, follows office dress code consistently; b) complete work in an established time frame, seek appropriate tasks when primary tasks are completed or pace is slow; c) demonstrate willingness to perform other duties to assist the team effort for the benefit of the patients, physicians and fellow team members; d) communicate effectively and professionally with team members, physicians, patients, and customers; e) consistently arrive at work on time and completes all tasks or arranges for coverage before leaving for the day or lunch; f) maintain desk and business areas in a professional, neat manner;

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