Medical Secretary / Clinical Coder

Mulberry Street Medical Practice; Pudsey; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Pudsey is seeking an experienced Medical Secretary to support their Senior Medical Secretary. Responsibilities include coding and summarizing patient documentation, handling communication with patients and hospitals, and providing secretarial support to healthcare professionals. A good secondary education and medical experience are essential. This role is vital for ensuring the smooth operation of the practice.

Qualifications

• Good general secondary education.
• Experience in a medical secretarial role preferred.
• Ability to summarize patient records.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to doctors and health professionals.
• Code and summarize patient documentation.
• Handle telephone communications and appointments.

Skills

Medical Secretary experience

Clinical Coding experience

Summarizing patient records

Education

GCSE grade A to C in English and maths

Job description

Job summary

1. To provide Medical Secretary support to our Senior Medical Secretary
2. To code all documentation including electronic that comes into the practice
3. After training will be able to act as clinical coder, medical secretary, summarize patient records, care navigate patients.
4. We are a friendly General Practice based in the centre of Pudsey LS28 7XP

Main duties of the job

To provide Medical Secretarial support to doctors and health professionals, dealing with DART forms and typing patientcorrespondence ie: referral/hospital letters, private referrals and miscellaneousreports and letters for third parties and assisting where possible with generalclerical work.

Telephone work ie: ring patients, hospitals, chaselaboratory results, make patient appointments where appropriate, check LeedsCare Record, liaise with hospital departments.Enter admin notes on clinical system to record telephoneconversations. Dealing with practicetasks.

Ensuring patient documentation is clinically coded and filed into the patient's record.

Summarizing patient records (Training provided)

About us

We are a friendly GP Practice based in the heart of Pudsey, West Yorkshire LS28 7XP, next to the bus station and car parks.

With over 7600 patients we are an extremely busy but friendly Practice looking for an experienced professional to join our team

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide Medical Secretarial support to the Senior Medical Secretary, doctors and health professionals, typing patientcorrespondence ie: referral/hospital letters, private referrals and miscellaneousreports and letters for third parties and assisting where possible with generalclerical work.

Telephone work ie: ring patients, hospitals, chaselaboratory results, make patient appointments where appropriate, check LeedsCare Record, liaise with hospital departments.Enter admin notes on clinical system to record telephoneconversations. Dealing with practicetasks.

Filing and extracting records when needed.

Sending referrals to hospitals etc.

Maintain Staff Handbook and log any changes on theversion control spreadsheet.

Clinical coding of incoming patient documentation (training can be provided)

Summarizing patient records (training can be provided)

Covering phones and reception when required

Such other duties as may from time to time beagreed between the post holder and the Practice Manger or doctors to ensure thesmooth running of the practice.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To provide Medical Secretarial support to the Senior Medical Secretary, doctors and health professionals, typing patientcorrespondence ie: referral/hospital letters, private referrals and miscellaneousreports and letters for third parties and assisting where possible with generalclerical work.

Telephone work ie: ring patients, hospitals, chaselaboratory results, make patient appointments where appropriate, check LeedsCare Record, liaise with hospital departments.Enter admin notes on clinical system to record telephoneconversations. Dealing with practicetasks.

Filing and extracting records when needed.

Sending referrals to hospitals etc.

Maintain Staff Handbook and log any changes on theversion control spreadsheet.

Clinical coding of incoming patient documentation (training can be provided)

Summarizing patient records (training can be provided)

Covering phones and reception when required

Such other duties as may from time to time beagreed between the post holder and the Practice Manger or doctors to ensure thesmooth running of the practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good general secondary education - GCSE grade A to C in English and maths

Desirable

• Experienced Medical Secretary
• Experienced Clinical Coder
• Experienced Summarizer

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Good general secondary education - GCSE grade A to C in English and maths

Desirable

• Experienced Medical Secretary
• Experienced Clinical Coder
• Experienced Summarizer

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Mulberry Street Medical Practice
Address

Pudsey Health Centre

18 Mulberry Street

Pudsey

LS28 7XP

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