MEDICAL SECRETARY

Responsible for scheduling and confirming patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries and medical consultations

Costs of drugs and consumable for surgical patients;

Assist the surgeon to complete the medical records;

Responsible for compile and record medical charts, reports, and correspondence;

Answer and forward incoming phone calls to the appropriate person;

Receive and route messages and documents such as laboratory results to appropriate person;

Welcome visitor, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate person;

Interview patients in order to complete documents, case histories, and forms such as intake and insurance forms

Maintain medical records, technical library and correspondence files;

Operate office equipment such as mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, and other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statement, letters, case histories and medical record;

Transmit correspondence and medical records by email, email, or fax;

Perform various clerical and administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies

Transcribe recorded messages and Doctors’ diagnoses and recommendations into patients’ medical records;

Complete insurance and other claim forms;

Prepare correspondences and assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles and conference proceedings;

Other tasks as assigned by Department Head.

Minimum 02 years’ experience working as secretary and administration with diploma preferable at least 1 year in healthcare industry;

Had basic knowledge of hospital operations and all its related activities

Good interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills;

Professional, proactive, tactful and able to work under pressure;

Able to complete tasks before deadline;

Computer literate

Fluent in English at 4 skills: Listening – Speaking – Reading – Writing.