Medical Secretary - Patient Records & Scheduling (Flexible)

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

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.