Senior Medical Secretary — Offsite Practice & Scheduling

Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System seeks an experienced Senior Offsite Medical Secretary to provide comprehensive secretarial support for the supervising physician in an offsite practice setting.

You will manage high-volume calls, reception, registrations, scheduling including OR, authorizations, chart prep, and follow-up, while coordinating with the supervisor and administration to keep physician schedules up to date.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or High School Diploma/GED plus 2 years of related experience.
• Graduate of a Medical Assistant Program if performing clinical duties.
• Certified Medical Assistant required if performing Medical Assistant duties.
• 5+ years of administrative experience, preferably in a health care/practice environment.

Responsibilities

• Clerical, reception and telephone support for practice. Take detailed clinical messages.
• May schedule and coordinate appointments for patients within practice and with outside specialties.
• Acquires insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by physician.
• May enter orders into the EMR system or prepare prescription refill requests on behalf of the physician.
• Maintains logging system as required for tracking test results.

Skills

Administrative experience

Medical office

Education

Associates Degree or High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Medisoft EMR

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System seeks an experienced Senior Offsite Medical Secretary to provide comprehensive secretarial support for the supervising physician in an offsite practice setting.

You will manage high-volume calls, reception, registrations, scheduling including OR, authorizations, chart prep, and follow-up, while coordinating with the supervisor and administration to keep physician schedules up to date.