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)
Davis Behavioral Health is seeking part-time Medical Secretary to work on the medical team, assisting the nurses in the medication management clinic in Layton, Utah. The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with patients that have additions and mental illness.
Primary Job Duties
In addition, the successful candidate must possess the following skills and abilities:
Compensation & Classification
The starting wage for this position is $15.00 per hour. This position is classified as regular part-time and has a non-exempt status. Hours shall not exceed 29 in any given week. A $67.31 bi-weekly Spanish language incentive stipend is available for candidates who successfully pass a Spanish assessment upon hire.
Location
2250 North 1700 West, Layton, Utah 84041
Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Flexible hours, up to 20 hours per week, during regular business hours.
Davis Behavioral Health
Davis Behavioral Health's mission is to provide comprehensive,
quality behavioral health services to individuals, families and our
community through: Effective Clinical Practice with Evidence-based
Outcomes provided in a Fiscally Responsible manner to ensure
Client/Family, Community and Staff Satisfaction.
DBH is committed to excellence in community-based behavioral
health treatment, progressive, vital and continually responsive to
the needs of the community, and advocates for the behavioral health
needs of our clients.
Davis Behavioral Health understands that excellent clinicians
are vital to meeting the standards established by its mission and
vision statements.
It is highly preferred that individuals who are interested in
obtaining employment at DBH, their spouse, or one of their
dependents not be actively receiving services at DBH except for
medication management services to eliminate/avoid possible conflicts
or uncomfortable boundaries.
Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.
The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.
Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.
DBH utilizes an electronic health record system, so computer literacy is a must for employment at our agency.
Previous experience working in a behavioral health setting is preferred.
Preference will be given for applicants who are fluent in Spanish, but this is not a requirement for employment in this opening.
Part-time employees at DBH are not eligible to participate in the agency's benefits program.
All employees at DBH are eligible to utilize the agency's robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Intermountain LiVe Well.