Medical Secretary

PathGroup; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

PathGroup is seeking a Medical Secretary to support the pathology lab with essential clerical duties and data entry. The role involves handling telephones, coordinating slide requests, and maintaining medical records in a compliant, confidential environment.

You will perform routine office tasks, operate standard office equipment, and assist pathologists with secretarial functions while upholding safety and privacy standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Six months to one year of prior job-related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Perform data entry, answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate personnel and communicate with clients as necessary.
• Prepare and send slides requested by other Pathology departments and file slides and paperwork.
• Routine clerical duties including filing, faxing, receiving and distributing mail, prepare billing copies, etc.
• Operate office equipment and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, letters, case histories, or medical records.
• Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
• Exercise all laboratory safety precautions and adhere to lab procedures as stated in procedure manuals.
• Must abide by Corporate Compliance Program and all Corporate policies, including Privacy and Security policies.

Skills

Data entry

Telephone handling

Clerical skills

Confidentiality

Medical records

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Medical records software

Job description

The Medical Secretary performs various functions in the lab to include data entry, answering telephones, mail distribution and assisting pathologists with secretarial functions

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform data entry, answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate personnel and communicate with clients, as necessary.
• Prepare and send slides requested by other Pathology departments and file slides and paperwork.
• Routine clerical duties including filing, faxing, receiving and distributing mail, prepare billing copies, etc.
• Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, letters, case histories, or medical records.
• Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
• Exercise all laboratory safety precautions and adhere to lab procedures as stated in procedure manuals.
• Perform all job responsibilities in alignment with the industry's best security practices and regulatory guidelines to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information and other sensitive company data.
• Must be familiar with and abide by the Corporate Compliance Program and all Corporate policies, including the Privacy and Security policies.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work with other departments within PathGroup and subsidiaries.
• Nothing in the job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

EDUCATION & LICENSURE:

• High School Diploma or GED is required.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Six months to one year of prior job-related experience is required.

Work Location Type

On-Site

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