Senior Medical Secretary & Scheduling Coordinator

Dartmouth Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth Health is seeking an experienced administrative assistant to handle a broad range of patient scheduling, calendar management, and clerical duties in a healthcare setting. The role involves coordinating surgical procedures, managing charts, processing forms, and supporting clinical staff with documentation and billing tasks.

Candidates should have a high school diploma with several years of administrative experience, excellent communication skills, and familiarity with medical

Qualifications

• High School diploma with 3 years of administrative support experience or the equivalent required.
• Proven experience working with the public required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology may be required.
• Proficiency in PC word processing, spreadsheets, and Excel, Power Point, MC Publisher software's.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Previous experience working in a medical setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answers telephone, screens and directs calls, gives directions, and takes messages.
• Schedules patients, manages calendars, schedules surgical procedures, ancillaries, rotaries, and coordinates deposition scheduling.
• Designs, analyzes, and coordinates master and other schedules.
• Maintains, tracks, and sends charts. May provide scribing and other administrative support to clinical staff.
• Types letters, memoranda, manuscripts, grants, etc. Composes and edits correspondence.
• Creates forms and spreadsheets, tables, charts, databases and slides.
• Performs file/record management functions, prepares/constructs charts/departmental patient records, and obtains new medical record numbers.
• Completes and processes a variety of reports, forms, reimbursements, etc. Obtains authorizations and pre-certifications.
• Conducts on the job training for new staff members and gives input into performance appraisals. Directs the work of other employees, work study students, floats, temps, volunteers and others.
• Creates agendas and takes minutes for meetings.
• Coordinates conferences/meetings and make travel arrangements.
• Performs budget tracking and record keeping procedures. Addresses billing concerns, and solves patient billing issues. Maintains account/fund bookkeeping, and provides input into budget preparation. Maintains petty cash, collects money from patients, and performs balancing and cash-out functions. Reviews billing sheets.
• Prepares grants and negotiates outside contracts.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Medical terminology

PC word processing

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Publisher

Education

High school diploma

Tools

MS Publisher

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Dartmouth Health is seeking an experienced administrative assistant to handle a broad range of patient scheduling, calendar management, and clerical duties in a healthcare setting. The role involves coordinating surgical procedures, managing charts, processing forms, and supporting clinical staff with documentation and billing tasks.

Candidates should have a high school diploma with several years of administrative experience, excellent communication skills, and familiarity with medical