Premier Medical Group of the Hudson Valley is hiring: Medical Sec...
Premier Medical Group of the Hudson Valley - City of Poughkeepsie, NY, United States
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Looking for a Great Place to Work in the Hudson Valley … We’re Hiring!
Premier Medical Group is comprised of more than 500 dedicated team members who make patient care a top priority every day.
As an all-specialty medical practice, Premier Medical Group offers depth of care in both medical and surgical specialties in the fields of urology, gastroenterology, cardiology, rheumatology, neurology, podiatry, dermatology, gynecology, plastic surgery, and internal medicine, including pulmonology, endocrinology, nephrology, and family practice.
We offer a full range of competitive and innovative benefits to our employees, including comprehensive medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, generous paid time-off, paid holidays, 401K/profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, and much more!
If you’re looking to join a team of exemplary employees, you’re committed to providing exceptional patient care, and you personify our core values, then we encourage you to explore our current openings.
Current Openings
Position: Medical Secretary - Gastroenterology
Location: 243 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY
Job Id: 1561
# of Openings: 1
The Medical Secretary provides assistance to the physician and the patients, which includes answering phones, preparing charts, and scanning documents into the EMR system. The Medical Secretary exhibits strong organizational skills and works collectively with physicians, clinical staff, and administration.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Answers patient calls for the physician taking detailed messages.
- Sends out new patient packets to patients making their first appointment and reminds them to request their previous medical records.
- Schedules and confirms appointments, including new consults, and enters all patient demographic information prior to the office visit.
- Examines future schedules to ensure adequate availability of routine and urgent visits.
- Sends reminder letters to patients for primary care and chronic care needs as well as timely routine checks and preventative care.
- Processes outgoing referrals and enters them in Medent log.
- Sends clinical and demographic patient data to referral specialists and tracks responses.
- Obtains records and ensures referral is received from the patient’s PCP for specialty appointments.
- Enters all internal and external documents into the EMR system or sends them to medical records to be scanned.
- Receives all records from hospitals, urgent visit clinics, rehab facilities, and other agencies, sends them to providers to review and notifies them via triage.
- Contacts patients for reporting purposes.
- Sends educational and self-help information to patients when requested by the provider or the patient.
- Sends monthly recalls to patients.
- Performs clerical duties such as faxing and mailing scripts, physician’s orders, and progress notes.
- Assists with any PCMH tasks assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of a High School diploma; Associates Degree preferred.
- One to three years of relevant experience and/or training.
- Electronic Medical Record experience preferred.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong organizational skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments.
- Able to work collectively with administration and staff.
- Able to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
- Travel to any of the Premier Medical Group locations may be necessary upon request.