Medical Secretary Days FT Job Listing at Englewood Health in Englewood, NJ (Job ID 60916)

Description

Job Summary:  The Medical Secretary of the Laboratory maintains effective records and administration of the pathology office by transcribing and distributing pathology reports and slides.

Department: Laboratory
Location: Englewood, NJ
Status: Full-Time 

Shift: Day 
Hours: Tues - Sat/11am - 7pm

Job Essentials: 

• Prior clerical, administrative or secretarial experience in a laboratory setting highly preferred. 
• Performs transcription using dictation equipment. 
• Type's transcription into the pathology computer system.
• Maintains diagnosis record file. 
• Keeps track of pathology files. 
• Type's correspondence for department and pathologists.
• Answers physician inquiries for pathology diagnoses promptly.
• Signs out slides to patients for “second opinions".
• Maintains file and audit log on signed-out slides.  Collects service fee receipt for slide sign-out.
• Responsible for laboratory manual charge entry.
• Answers telephone calls for pathology and other department offices using excellent phone etiquette. Transfers calls and/or takes messages for department managers and pathologists. 
• Displays a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude during interactions with all members of the staff and extended community and nurtures same in staff.
• Maintains high standards of service excellence in all interactions with patients, physicians, other departments and co-workers. Maintains confidentiality.  
• Performs other duties as requested.

Education Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• One year specialized secretarial training with emphasis on medical terminology.
• Basic knowledge of personal computers.
• Able to type 50-60 words per minute.

Englewood Health, one of New Jersey's leading hospitals and healthcare networks, delivers nationally recognized inpatient and outpatient care through its hospital and network of physician practices, urgent care centers, and imaging centers. Englewood Hospital, founded in 1890, consistently earns high marks for clinical excellence and patient safety. It is recognized as a 2022-23 Best Regional Hospital by US News & World Report, holds the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade ‘A' (spring 2023), and was named a Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital (2022). Englewood Hospital is nationally recognized for nursing excellence, earning a fifth consecutive designation by the Magnet Recognition Program in 2021. The Englewood Health Physician Network—a coordinated network of more than 600 office-based and hospital-based providers—offers primary care, specialty care, and urgent care at more than 140 locations in five counties across northern New Jersey. Areas of clinical excellence offered by the health system include cardiac surgery and cardiac care, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, primary care, spine surgery, vascular surgery, and women's health, as well as bloodless medicine and surgery and minimally invasive robotic surgery. Englewood Health's focus on health equity and population health encompasses outreach to underserved communities to enhance individual and public health, prevent disease, support lifelong wellness, reduce the burden of mental health challenges and substance use disorders, and meet the cultural, social, and holistic needs of specific populations. With its high-quality, culturally sensitive inpatient care, outpatient services, and community health and wellness programs, Englewood Health delivers a healthcare experience that puts patients at the center.