Senior Medical Secretary & Scheduling Specialist

Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 27,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis CREVE COEUR, MO 63141 is seeking a detail-oriented medical secretary to transcribe medical dictation and maintain physician schedules in a patient care setting.

Primary duties include scheduling, chart preparation, greeting visitors, and serving as a liaison among patients, physicians, and staff. A high school diploma is required; Basic Life Support certification is expected within one month of hire, with an associate degree preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

• Transcribes medical documents such as physician’s letters, correspondence, nurse’s notes and manuscripts; if order entry in the electronic medical record is part of the job function, completes requisitions/orders per WashU guidelines.
• Maintains physician’s daily appointment schedule and calendar, schedules meetings, arranges conference calls, reserves catering services, makes travel arrangements and completes travel expense reports.
• Schedules appointments and procedures for patients.
• Prepares patient charts, including delivering workups.
• Greets visitors, answers telephone, takes messages and screens patient inquiries, providing information according to departmental procedures and policies.
• Serves as liaison between patients, physicians and staff, providing routine information to patient inquiries.
• Assists administrative/clinical staff during peak times, vacations/illnesses.
• Assists with retrieval and delivery of reports, films, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis CREVE COEUR, MO 63141 is seeking a detail-oriented medical secretary to transcribe medical dictation and maintain physician schedules in a patient care setting.

Primary duties include scheduling, chart preparation, greeting visitors, and serving as a liaison among patients, physicians, and staff. A high school diploma is required; Basic Life Support certification is expected within one month of hire, with an associate degree preferred.