Medical Secretary- FlexStaff (TEMP)

Northwell Health; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 22,730 - 32,373; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in Danbury, CT is seeking a Medical Secretary for a 13-week assignment. The role supports the department with accurate patient records, data entry, and scheduling. Schedule: Mon–Fri, 8 hours, with shifts typically 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, flexibility noted.

The ideal candidate has a HS diploma, strong MS Word/data-entry skills, and at least one year of experience in a medical setting. Knowledge of insurance and referrals is preferred.

Qualifications

• Data entry and MS Word required.
• Minimum Experience: one year.
• Prior medical field experience and knowledge of medical insurance, managed care plans, and medical referrals preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures accuracy of patient’s information.
• Enters demographic information into computer.
• Organizes and performs the general office functions: filing, typing, scheduling patient testing, and pre-cert testing as needed.
• Answers the telephone and provides information to callers, schedules appointments and routes calls to appropriate staff.
• Types information from notes to produce documents relating to patients, physicians, or office management.
• Monitors customer satisfaction and outcomes with the office and medical staff; resolves problems and measures improvements.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data entry

Medical terminology

One year experience

Quality of care

Education

HS Graduate / Equivalent

Tools

MS Word

Job description

• Locations 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT, 06810, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Minimum Salary/Range* 20.0000
• Maximum Salary/Range* 20.0000
• Shift Begin Time 8:00 AM
• Shift End Time 4:00 PM
• Requisition Primary Location Danbury, CT, United States

Job Description

Medical Secretary position is located in Danbury, CT.

Expected Duration: 13 weeks

Schedule: Mon‑Fri 8‑hour shifts between 7:30 am – 5:30 pm – Flexible

Provides secretarial support to department ensuring accuracy of patient’s records.

Responsibilities

• Ensures accuracy of patient’s information.
• Enters demographic information into computer.
• Organizes and performs the general functions of the office: filing, typing, scheduling patient testing as required, and pre‑cert testing as needed.
• Answers the telephone and gives information to callers, schedules appointments and routes calls or contacts appropriate staff to assure that effective communication occurs.
• Types information from notes to produce documents relating to the patients, physicians, or the office management.
• Monitors customer satisfaction and outcomes in conjunction with the office and medical staff. Resolves problems and measures improvements.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education & Skills

• HS Graduate / Equivalent
• Data entry and MS Word required.
• Minimum Experience: one year.
• Desired: Prior medical field experience. Knowledge of medical insurance, managed care plans and the medical referral process is preferred.

Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Northwell Health reserves the right to amend all terms of employment.