Medical Administrative Assistant – Cancer Center

Position SummaryTo perform a variety of secretarial/administrative duties for a physician(s) through extensive patient contact.Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.CLINICAL* Make patient appointments* Gather information from referring physician(s)* Get films printed and pick them up* Arrange and coordinate all preoperative appointments* Contact primary care physician and request necessary referrals for testing* Gather all results from preoperative appointments before surgery* Fax information to PASS unit* Schedule patients’ surgery* Pre-certify all surgical procedures* Send surgical orders to the PASS unitBILLING* Gather demographics on patients for billing (if done at other hospitals)* Find all diagnosis codes for all surgical and office bills* Verify that all surgeries have been billed* Keep a list of all surgical procedures and ICU billing performed by a physician(s)* File all patient informationADMINISTRATIVE* Complete applications for physician(s) to get privileges to other hospitals* Keep track of all medical licensure and expiration dates* Sort and open mailYou must contact Employee Health Services within 5 days of the start date for evaluation as to what exposure risk if any is related to this position.QualificationsEducation* A high school graduate or equivalent combination of training and experience is necessary; knowledge of medical terminology.Experience* 3 years of secretarial experience in a healthcare environment.* Experience working with patient records, billing, and scheduling in a clinical setting is needed for this position.* Typing skill of 50-60WPM is necessary.Recommended Skills* Secretarial Experience* Medical Terminology* Scheduling* Diagnosis Codes* Patient Information Leaflet* SurgeriesGet job alerts by email. Sign up now!