Medical Secretary Full Time
COVID vaccine will be required unless medical / religious exemption. Seeking a Bilingual Medical Secretary for BCHP's Hem/Onc Division. Pay rate will be approx. $25/hr-$26/hr, negotiable based on experience
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
- Performs administrative, secretarial, clerical and billing related duties work to support the division
SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists in billing and insurance claim submissions and reconciliations
- Answers telephones, schedules appointments, screens calls, takes messages and provides patient information according to division policy and procedure
- Updates patient information as necessary, provides support services to patients and medical staff
- Requests, locates, sends, receives and/or prepares patient medical records
- Verifies insurance ensuring proper procedures are followed as necessary to complete the billing process
- Prepares charts, obtains referrals, confirms patient appointments
- Assists Division Head with appointments
- Coordinates and sets up interviews for potential recruitments
- Processes invoices and check requests
- Provides administrative support for Division Chief
- Assists Office Manager in his/her administrative duties
- Assists Billing Coordinator in daily duties
- NextGen proficient
- Review and complete NextGen tasking
- Assists NPs and Attendings with all authorizations
- Resolves patient questions and concerns
- Clerical duties including typing, copying, filing, faxing
- Ability to multi-task and set priorities accordingly. May be requested to perform other duties as necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the office
- Maintains strictest confidentiality in accordance with BCHP policy and HIPAA regulations
PERSONAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED OF THE JOB:
- Ability to adapt to new and unusual situations or changes without affecting performance
- Performs job duties and work is accomplished within appropriate time standards determined by division
- Regularly reports to work when scheduled. Reports back from meal break within allotted time frame
- Maintains a professional appearance and neatness as outlined by BCHP guidelines
- Understands and performs job duties and responsibilities
- Provides patients and staff with assistance when situation arises
- Actively participates as a team member by supporting decisions, accepting change, managing conflict effectively and valuing the contribution of others
- As an employee of BCHP, the position requires professionalism through courteous, prompt patient, staff and vendor encounters ensuring the values of the organization and commitment to quality patient care
BCHP will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law
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