Medical Secretary at Schofield Care in Schofield Residence - Kenmore, NY 14217

Job description

• Salary Range
• $19.00 - $21.00 Hourly
• Position Type
• Full Time
• FT Shift: Monday - Friday, 8-4pm.
• Employees are an important part of life at Schofield Care! Not only do they help our residents to achieve their goals, but they also help them to maintain an optimal quality of life. We're looking for caring, compassionate employees to join our team and to help us fulfill our mission to deliver the area's BEST senior care!
• The Medical Secretary is responsible for specific clerical functions delegated to him by the Director of Nursing and/or Assistant Director of Nursing Services required to operate the nursing department including medical, personnel, and public relations areas.

Responsibilities

• Answers phones and relays messages for the Nursing Department.
• Types correspondence, medical documents, forms, notices, reports, manuals, personnel information, etc. for nursing department, physicians and therapists.
• Maintains resident records (filing, preparing/dismantling resident records).
• Maintains nursing department medical supply inventory, prepares and receives orders, and dispenses supplies.
• Arranges outside consultant appointments and transportation for residents, as needed (including arranging HMO authorization and Medicaid transportation authorization).
• Schedules medical staff, dental, podiatry, ophthalmology, and optician visits.
• Prepares MD/NP routine visits consult sheets and physician’s orders.
• Tracks laboratory results.
• Returns/destroys medications.
• Photographs residents upon admission.
• Checks resident TABS alarms, as needed.
• Assists with beauty shop appointments for residents, as needed.
• Types transcription.
• Uses computer for various job duties, which include computer entry duties.
• Assist with wheelchair resident transport, as needed.
• Completes NYS Paid Feeding Assistant Program, and assists with feeding when needed.
• Performs other secretarial, clerical and administrative duties as required.
• Performs other related duties as required by their manager.

Requirements

• Education and Training - Medical Secretarial training or education from a recognized secretarial school, program, or business college. Formal computer or word processing training preferred.
• Experience - One year of experience in a medical setting is preferred.
• Character - Must possess a pleasing personality, good judgement, dependability, moral integrity, neat appearance and poise; must maintain medical and appropriate information in the strictest confidence.

Skills

Required

• Medical secretarial skills
• Clerical skills
• Computer skills
• Typing
• Communication
• Confidentiality
• Pleasing personality
• Good judgement
• Dependability
• Moral integrity
• Neat appearance
• Poise

Benefits

• Competitive Wages
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Days
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
• 401(k) (eligibility based on full-time/part-time status)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Uniform Allowance
• Other Perks