Secretary C- Per Diem - Providence, United States - Lifespan

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Providence, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Schedule:

PER DIEM

Summary:


Under general supervision, provides a variety of secretarial duties such as typing, scheduling appointments for procedures in multiple rooms simultaneously, processing, and reconciling billing information, and managing a multiline telephone system.

Provides administrative assistance as requested.


Responsibilities:


PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Arranges patients' visits, often coordinating scheduling of physicians with other care providers.


Assembles necessary materials prior to patient's arrival, gives instructions to patient as appropriate, and may prepare daily or monthly billing.

Schedules, organizes, and coordinates departmental, interdepartmental, and national/ international meetings and conferences. Attends certain of these meetings to confirm arrangements, distribute materials, and to take and compose minutes of the proceedings.


Interacts with others within and outside the hospital to explain department services, policies, and procedures, coordinates scheduling and special arrangements and resolves matters within the scope of own authority, or as directed by supervisor.

Maintains departmental records including such confidential information as budget, payroll, patient and personnel data. Initiates, files, updates and purges records as necessary including data entry, storage, and retrieval via CRT.

Updates departmental and professional policy/ procedures manual.

Maintains department statistics as required by the hospital, government, and accrediting agencies. Tabulates data and performs some statistical analysis in order to prepare recurring statistical reports. May assemble and tabulate data for use in preparation of departmental budgets.


Monitors department expense budget, reviewing requests for purchases submitted by others against budget allowances; authorizes allowable requests and alerts supervisor to questionable items.


Maintains inventory and orders office and medical supplies at own discretion according to knowledge of usage patterns and budgeted allowances.

Prepares and follows up on purchase orders and requests for checks. Meets with vendors to review and/or evaluate new office supplies or equipment.

Performs literature searches and prepares bibliographies on a given topic, as requested by supervisor, may maintain departmental resource library.

Operates office machines such as a personal computer, calculator, photocopier, manuscript binding, and dictation equipment.

Provides functional guidance to new employees regarding the clerical operation, policies, and procedures of the department.


Other information:

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

High school graduate or General Equivalency Diploma.


Proficient typing skills are required to prepare a variety of materials, some such as grant proposals and manuscripts, requiring a precise format.


Good knowledge of English grammar, punctuation, and spelling to correct and edit written materials; understanding of medical terminology is most often required.


A high level of organizational skills to prepare complex schedules and conference arrangements and to maintain departmental files, records, and statistical data.

The ability to perform analysis of numerical data involving the use of mathematical formulas as well as routing tabulations.

Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with all levels of personnel both within and outside of the hospital.

The ability to operate a wide variety of office equipment is required.


EXPERIENCE:

One year of experience in specializing in correspondence typing, medical terminology, and general business procedures.


At least six months to one year experience is required including the period of on-the-job training to learn procedures specific to the department.


WORK ENVIRONMENT AND
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Working conditions are generally good with little discomfort due to noise, heat, dust, etc.

Considerable walking may be required to gather and distribute materials around the hospital.


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

None.

Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetics, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.


Location:
Rhode Island Hospital,


USA:

RI:
Providence


Work Type:
Per Diem


Shift:
Shift 1


Union:

IBT

Job Type:
Part-time


Pay:
From $22.24 per hour


Expected hours:
No less than 8 per week


Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Education:


  • High school or equivalent (required)

Experience:


  • Medical receptionist: 1 year (required)

Work Location:
In person
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