Senior Cardiology Scheduling & Procedures Secretary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, seeks a Senior Clinical Secretary for Procedures to support the Cardiology department. The role involves busy scheduling, patient coordination, and communications with physicians, labs, and nursing staff.

The ideal candidate will have an associate degree and at least one year in a fast-paced hospital setting, with strong organization, attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal skills to ensure accurate patient care and efficient clinic

Qualifications

• Associates degree with 1 year of experience in a fast-paced hospital setting.
• Familiarity with word processing techniques.
• Familiarity with medical terminology.
• Detail oriented with ability to organize, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Schedules patients for same-day inpatient procedures.
• Schedules patients for laboratory testing, ancillaries, physician appointments, ICD and pacemaker appointments, and outreach.
• Notifies patients of appointments, labs, testing, procedures and preparation.
• Notifies physicians, technicians, and nurses of special needs and situations of patients.
• Coordinates inpatient transfers and admissions.
• May input and edit the master schedule.
• Obtains and documents authorizations and pre-certifications prior to lab testing, physician appointments for outpatient and same-day procedures while notifying Clinic Administration concerning changes in patient insurance prior to the appointment or procedure day.
• Coordinates daily procedure and weekly schedules.
• Delivers day sheets, schedules, and procedures folders to physicians, nurses, labs and the same-day department.
• Obtains films, reports, and patient histories for procedures, testing, and physician appointments.
• Processes, uploads, and files reports.
• Notifies physicians of meetings, conferences, and patient procedure dates.
• Maintains logs, codes NNE reports, and runs monthly reports.
• Maintains an adequate stock of supplies, brochures, and forms.
• Monitors and keeps rotaries updated.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Skills

Word processing

Medical terminology

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Education

Associates degree with 1 year of experience

Job description

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, seeks a Senior Clinical Secretary for Procedures to support the Cardiology department. The role involves busy scheduling, patient coordination, and communications with physicians, labs, and nursing staff.

The ideal candidate will have an associate degree and at least one year in a fast-paced hospital setting, with strong organization, attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal skills to ensure accurate patient care and efficient clinic