Clinical Secretary

New London Hospital
London, NH Full Time
POSTED ON 5/1/2024
  • GENERAL SUMMARY
  • FUNCTIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Schedules appointments, tests or procedures, responds to patient calls, provides instruction/support to staff for communicating with patients and may act as liaison between providers & specialists outside of D-H.
  • POSITION REQUIREMENTS 
    • Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
       
      • 1. Responds to patient calls providing general information and education.
        2. Greets patients arriving for appointments, provides appropriate questionnaire(s), answer questions and assists patients with completion of forms and use of technology, acknowledges any delays and keeps patient updated – Per department/location need.
        3. Assesses needs of patients without appointments and processes requests for prescriptions, forms, appointments or need to speak directly to clinical support.
        4. Reviews schedules daily for accuracy in scheduling, needed ancillaries and incoming records and makes adjustments as needed.  Reviews wait list, manages multiple e-DH worklists and reschedules patients to assure schedules are fully booked and patients’ needs are met. 
        5. Completes any follow up needs for patients as directed by the After Visit Summary (i.e., booking appointments, scheduling lab and radiology exams or arranging for any external procedures).
        6. Receives incoming phone calls from providers, other staff or external provider offices and patients.  Appropriately assesses the needs of the caller and processes requests, takes messages, schedules appointments or transfers the call.
        7. Monitors and completes system messages in a timely manner to meet patients’ needs. 
        8. Monitors incoming faxes regularly and reviews each to determine the proper course of action in a timely manner per department/location need.
        9. Reviews all provider schedules at the end of day to identify and contact those patients who require follow up and processes letters to no shows in accordance with current policy.  
        10. Supports providers and staff in addressing patient questions/concerns. Provides instruction/support to providers and staff on communicating with patients regarding these questions or concerns. 
        11. Monitors the waiting room for patients in distress and seeks assistance when needed. Responds to minor patient concerns and complaints using service recovery tactics.  Reports all concerns and complaints to supervisor/manager.
        12. Manages multiple in-baskets by monitoring, prioritizing and properly routing the messages.  Completes tasks as assigned by providers or clinical staff. 
        13. Acts as liaison between primary care providers & specialists outside DH.
        14. Participates in initiatives to improve department workflows and policies and procedures. 
        15. Delivers mail to mail room and picks up mail to be distributed within department on a daily basis, completes monthly tracers and weekly BCA (Business Continuity Application) system checks.
        16. Performs other duties as required or assigned.
        17. Able to be a team player and collaborate with others throughout the system.
         
    • Experience
       
      • Knowledge of insurance benefit programs and medical terminology 
        Ability to effectively interact with providers, staff, patients and insurance plan representatives a must
        Able to prioritize multiple tasks
        Must have prior computer experience, excellent communication skills, and attention to detail
         
    • Education

       

    •  High school graduate or equivalent with 1 year experience in provider office preferred
      Knowledge of insurance benefit programs and medical terminology 
       

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