Medical Secretary III - Pediatric Cardiology

Job description

Scheduled Hours 40 Position Summary: Works either remotely or in an area with no patient contact and performs advanced secretarial duties, such as typing medical dictation requiring substantial use of medical terminology and maintains physician’s schedules. Job Description: Primary Duties & Responsibilities: Transcribes medical documents, such as physician’s letters, correspondence, nurse’s notes and manuscripts; if order entry in the electronic medical record is part of the job function, completes requisitions/orders per WashU guidelines. Maintains physician’s daily appointment schedule and calendar, schedules meetings, arranges conference calls, reserves catering services, makes travel arrangements and completes travel expense reports. Schedules fetal echocardiogram appointments and procedures for patients. Prepares patient charts for satellite clinic. Answers telephone, takes messages and screens patient inquiries, providing information according to departmental procedures and policies. Serves as a liaison between patients, physicians and staff, providing routine information to patient inquiries. Assists administrative/clinical staff during peak times, vacations/illnesses. Assis...