Medical Secretary provides secretarial support to clinical staff. Performs various secretarial and clerical duties, such as typing reports and correspondence, transcribing written notes, maintaining records and files, answering phones, and arranging clinician schedules. Being a Medical Secretary may be responsible for entering clinician charges into medical billing system. Requires knowledge of medical terms and vocabulary. Additionally, Medical Secretary requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Medical Secretary works under moderate supervision. Gaining or has attained full proficiency in a specific area of discipline. To be a Medical Secretary typically requires 1-3 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
The Emergency Services Technician (EST) provides excellent customer service for patients, family members and all visitors. He/she processes demographic and insurance information during registration. The EST anticipates patient needs and seeks opportunities to meet those needs under the supervision of the ED RN, including taking the patients vital signs, oxygen saturations, comfort measures such as blankets/ice packs, sending specimens to lab, answering a patients call light, and assisting patients to the bathroom, order entries and other self-directed clerical/telephone duties. The EST is knowledgeable of ED equipment, performing STAT EKGs and applying heart monitors. He/she complies with organizational safety and infection control regulations, HIPAA Policies and Procedures, and is knowledgeable of ED Policies and Procedures. The EST is an integral part of the ED staff, continually communicating with the ED physician, ED RN, ancillary departments, the patient and family members. He/she actively participates in quality and performance improvement through data collections, aggregation and analysis of relevant key indicators of quality. This commitment to quality results in the development and implementation of action plans to include the monitoring of the effectiveness of improvements .
The following qualifications, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
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