Nuvance Health is hiring: Medical Secretary Laboratory in Danbury

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations - Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York - plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates,

Summary:
Provides clerical support and helps to maintains an efficiently run department. Performs complete registration ensuring positive patient identification. Accurately enters patient information including but not limited to test order entry, report data entry, and consult reports etc. Supports' the department with all send-out testing requests and customer service functions. Handles time sensitive and confidential information.

Responsibilities:
1. Accurately performs patient identification. Performs accurate and complete registration obtaining and entering all required information such as ICD-10 codes etc. Enters information and follows registration protocols as needed to ensure accurate and timely billing.
2. Acts as a Customer Service representative for the Laboratory using department greeting. Handles all calls, verbal requests, faxing etc. Accurately and promptly records messages or forwards call as appropriate.
3. Handles and prepares, specimens, blocks and/or slides for send-out testing. Accurately documents send-out request in the LIS system and prepares appropriate paper work.
4. Reviews all pending logs to track requests and follow up on outstanding requests/reports.
5. Retrieves and files blocks and slides as appropriate.
6. Sorts, prioritizes and routes incoming and outgoing documents and other correspondence. Reports are entered and scanned into patient report as per laboratory protocol.
7. Organizes and maintains files, records, logs and other controlling systems and retrieves files as needed.
8. Uses time effectively to ensure that all work is completed accurately and efficiently. Prioritizes activities and assignments. Adjusts priorities when appropriate.
9. Maintains office supply inventory, replenishes stock as needed to ensure efficiency of operations.
10. Demonstrates the ability to use office equipment.
11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Other information:

Requires a minimum formal education of High School Diploma and minimum of three years job-related experience.

Data entry and MS Word required.

Desired: Knowledge of insurance and ICD10 coding.

Location: Danbury-24 Hospital Ave

Work Type: Full-Time

Standard Hours: 40.00

FTE: 1.000000

Work Schedule: Day 8

Work Shift: This is a Monday thru Friday position. The shift is 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM

Org Unit: 133

Department: Pathology Anatomic

Exempt: No

Grade: U4

Salary Range:

$16.3200 - $31.0500 Hourly

Working conditions:
Essential:
* Some manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
* Some occupational risk
* Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
* Generally pleasant working conditions.
* Some manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
* Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
* Generally pleasant working conditions.
* Some occupational risk

EOE, including disability/vets.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.