Medical Secretary at Illinois Bone and Joint Institute LLC

Description

Responsibilities

• Schedule appointments for office visits, surgeries, diagnostic tests, attorneys (depositions), meetings, IME’s and others in an efficient and timely manner
• Verify insurance benefits, pre-certify procedures, and provide data needed by third parties to ensure patient services are reimbursed per fee schedule
•  Prepare patient charts for office visits with all patient medical test results, operative reports, and/or other documentation pertinent to the patient visit
•  Triaging and responding to patient phone calls, including pre and post-operative surgical patients 
• Coordinating patient care information with other health care providers. 
•  Documenting information in patient records
• Gathering and managing necessary documents (i.e. medical record, test results)

Requirements

•  2-3 years of relevant medical experience 
• Must be available to work a flexible schedule to meet the demands of a changing scheduling environment and accommodate the needs of the practice
• Medical Assistant certification is a plus 
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment. 
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing to document/record information. 
• Strong interpersonal skills
• able to work well and communicate professionally with physicians, patients and staff in all levels of the organization
• Able to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time
• Capable of prioritizing and organizing information to achieve a smooth flow of tasks. 
•  Able to utilize electronic medical records in an efficient manner