Surgical Scheduler & Medical Office Coordinator

The Christ Hospital; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a medical secretary to support the medical director and manage patient care scheduling. The role facilitates flow of information between physician, patient, and referring physician, and requires surgery scheduling experience.

Responsibilities include daily scheduling, handling labs and tests, coordinating meetings, taking minutes, and maintaining confidentiality across records and communications.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associates degree or Medical Secretary Certification preferred.
• 2 years medical office experience and 1 year scheduling experience required; administrative/secretarial experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages daily patient and physician scheduling using appropriate systems for ordering labs and diagnostic tests; provides clerical support to the clinical team.
• Obtains records and films for the daily schedule; handles confidential information with discretion.
• Answers and makes daily patient and physician calls; transcribes, distributes and files correspondence; coordinates meetings and travel for physicians; attends and takes minutes for meetings.
• Checks out patients, schedules follow-up appointments or testing, and collects co-pays; schedules surgeries.
• Verifies referrals and performs pre-certifications as appropriate; assists with training of new schedulers.
• Maintains cash drawer, reconciles balances, prepares deposits; batches fee tickets and submits to CBO daily.

Skills

Schedule management

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associates degree or Medical Secretary Certification

Tools

Copier

Fax

Telephone system

Postage equipment

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a medical secretary to support the medical director and manage patient care scheduling. The role facilitates flow of information between physician, patient, and referring physician, and requires surgery scheduling experience.

Responsibilities include daily scheduling, handling labs and tests, coordinating meetings, taking minutes, and maintaining confidentiality across records and communications.