Medical Secretary Orthopedic Office

Job Purpose:

Supports physician staff by representing physicians; screening and sorting mail, documents, and telephone calls; scheduling patient surgery appointments and arranging pre-operative referrals;  transcribing STAT dictation;  maintaining office files and patient records.


Duties:

* Represents physicians by screening incoming telephone calls;  scheduling, receiving, and visitors;  arranging referrals for surgery; scheduling appointments for post-operative patients.


* Ensures physician productivity by maintaining calendars; professional meetings, conferences; teleconferences, and travel.

* Secures information by completing database back-ups.

* Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.

* Maintains quality results by following and enforcing standards.

* Serves and protects the health care community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards.


* Enhances physician office reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.



Skills/Qualifications:

Office Experience - General, Scheduling, Telephone Skills, Typing, Business Knowledge, Basic Medical Terminology, Organization, Time Management, Customer Service, Verbal Communication, PC Proficiency, Reporting Skills,Good Sense of Humor