Healthcare Admin Assistant - Scheduling & Records

Mount Sinai; Town of Huntington (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System in New York City is seeking a capable secretarial asssistant to provide word processing, typing, telephone reception, mail distribution and records maintenance for an assigned department.

The role requires an Associate Degree in secretarial science or a high school diploma with one year of related experience; plus at least an additional year of related experience. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in secretarial science or Secretarial School diploma.
• High School Diploma/GED plus one year of related experience.
• 1 year of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Answers telephone, screens callers, relays messages and greets visitors.
• Opens, sorts and prioritizes mail. Picks up and delivers materials as required.
• Maintains records through filing, retrieval, retention, storage, coding, updating and destruction.
• Types routine correspondence, memos, reports, minutes and other documents from dictation or handwritten copy.
• May screen and schedule patient appointments, schedule referrals of special testing or doctors visits, and keep record of patient billing for submission.
• Makes travel, accommodation and/or transportation arrangements.
• Schedules and maintains calendar for meetings and/or appointments.
• Responds to inquiries for information according to established policies.
• Gathers, assembles and categorizes data for general information purposes and special reports.
• May process check requests and expense reimbursements.
• Performs other related duties as necessary.

Education

Associate Degree in secretarial science

High School Diploma/GED plus one year of related experience

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System in New York City is seeking a capable secretarial asssistant to provide word processing, typing, telephone reception, mail distribution and records maintenance for an assigned department.

The role requires an Associate Degree in secretarial science or a high school diploma with one year of related experience; plus at least an additional year of related experience. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are essential.