Medical Secretary - Home Care jobs in Fayetteville, AR

Medical Secretary - Home Care provides secretarial support to clinical staff in a home care environment. 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 - Home Care may be responsible for entering clinician charges into medical billing system. Requires knowledge of medical terms and vocabulary. Additionally, Medical Secretary - Home Care requires a high school diploma or its equivalent. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Medical Secretary - Home Care possesses a moderate understanding of general aspects of the job. Works under the close direction of senior personnel in the functional area. May require 0-1 year of general work experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Medical Secretary
  • ARCARE
  • Lowell, AR FULL_TIME
  • POSITION SUMMARY

    The Medical Secretary works as part of the medical office team performing those clerical duties necessary to prepare patients for a visit, to arrange for payment, and to make reappointments when necessary.  Duties include telephone answering, making appointments, preparing medical charts, gathering third-party payment information, recording charges, and collecting fees, and other duties as may be assigned.

    Reasonable Accommodations Statement

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

     

    Essential Functions Statement(s)

    • Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments and medical consultations.
    • Answer telephones, and direct calls to appropriate staff.
    • Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
    • Interview patients to complete documents and forms such as intake and insurance forms.
    • Operate office equipment such as copy machines, fax machines, voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing and other software applications to prepare reports or letters.
    • Transmit correspondence and medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
    • Perform various clerical and administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
    • Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
    • Complete insurance and other claim forms.
    • Ensures patient confidentiality, and provides patients with needed information.
    • Observes patients in waiting room and reports any apparent illness or distress to clinical staff.
    • Participates in clinic in-services and meetings.
    • Establishes that each patient is advised of the Sliding Fee Scale and makes adjustments accordingly. Updates patient income and demographics every annually, or sooner, if necessary.
    • Collects and receives patient fees, and collects and maintains patient registration and utilization data for the UDS reports. Maintains petty cash drawer for clinic.
    • Mail/Fax lab reports to other physicians' offices, copies medical records, and places lab and x-ray reports in charts in a timely manner.
    • Performs necessary duties on computer system in clinic office. Performs any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
    • Participates in the organization's Quality Improvement activities and assist in any role deemed necessary for providing primary health care.
    • Provide patient-centered service that is culturally and linguistically appropriate
    • Assist in coordinating seamless transitions of patient care across multiple care setting by using the combined expertise of care team members.
    • Employ active listening techniques during interaction with patients, families, and team members
    • Utilize quality data to identify process changes that will improve individual patient and population management
    • Use health information systems efficiently to manage and improve services at the individual and system levels and ensure that delivery of timely and accurate information
    • Participate in care team huddles to prepare and coordinate patient care activities
    • Other duties as may be assigned
    • Travel to fill in at other locations is required.

    POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

    Competency Statement(s)

    • Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
    • Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
    • Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
    • Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
    • Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
    • Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
    • Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
    • Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
    • Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
    • Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
    • Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
    • Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
    • Tactful - Ability to show consideration for and maintain good relations with others.
    • Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
    • Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

    Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.

    SKILLS & ABILITIES

    Education: High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)

    Experience: No prior experience necessary

    Computer Skills: Use of electronic medical record and other information technology will be required.

    Certificates & Licenses: N/A

    Other Requirements

    The ability to relate with effectiveness to the public, the patient, and the health care providers of the health center;  The ability to effectively perform several duties of the medical office, the ability to organize and achieve goals in a hectic setting, the ability to perform basic mathematical functions consistently and correctly.

  • 1 Month Ago

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RN - Home Care
  • North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
  • Harrison, AR OTHER
  • Overview Assesses and provide skilled nursing care to home health patients on an intermittent basis Responsibilities Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of multi system assessment and reassessment. Demo...
  • 23 Days Ago

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In Home Caregiver
  • Home Helpers Home Care
  • Harrison, AR FULL_TIME,PART_TIME
  • Home Helpers is looking to hire motivated individuals to join our team for a Caregiver position. No experience necessary, we are willing to train!In this role we are looking for someone who is passion...
  • 3 Days Ago

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In Home Caregiver
  • Home Helpers Home Care
  • Huntsville, AR PART_TIME,FULL_TIME
  • Home Helpers is looking to hire motivated individuals to join our team for a Caregiver position. No experience necessary, we are willing to train!In this role we are looking for someone who is passion...
  • 3 Days Ago

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In Home Caregiver
  • Home Helpers Home Care
  • Afton, OK PART_TIME
  • Home Helpers is hiring caregivers for immediate start! No experience as a caregiver? No problem! We offer free Personal Care Aide (PCA) training and you can start working as soon as that is complete!D...
  • 3 Days Ago

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In Home Caregiver
  • Home Helpers Home Care
  • Green Forest, AR PART_TIME,FULL_TIME
  • Home Helpers is looking to hire motivated individuals to join our team for a Caregiver position in the Harrison area. No experience necessary, we are willing to train!Working at Home Helpers means you...
  • 6 Days Ago

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0 Medical Secretary - Home Care jobs found in Fayetteville, AR area

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Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency
  • Washington Regional Medical Center
  • Fayetteville, AR
  • Job Details Job Location: Washington Regional Med. Ctr. - Fayetteville, AR Position Type: Full Time Education Level: RN ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery (Shift: 7p-7a)
  • Wregional
  • Fayetteville, AR
  • Job Posting: Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery (Shift: 7p-7a) Location: Washington Regional Medical Center - Faye...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Clinical Team Leader
  • Ccannj
  • Fayetteville, AR
  • Mount Carmel Guild Behavioral Health System, a CARF accredited division of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newa...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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BMW Sales Associates
  • Casey Auto Group
  • Fayetteville, AR
  • The Casey Auto Group was founded by the late Arthur M. Casey in 1958 as a single franchise dealership. Today the organiz...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Customer Service
  • The Expo Group
  • Fayetteville, AR
  • Title:Positions in Customer Service* **EDUCATION** Give record of all High Schools, Colleges, Universities and Vocationa...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Customer Services & Sales Advocate
  • ITM Marketing, Inc
  • Fayetteville, AR
  • Title:Customer Services & Sales Advocate EDUCATION Give record of all High Schools, Colleges, Universities and Vocationa...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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>> Customer Services & Sales Advocate
  • ITM Marketing, Inc
  • Fayetteville, AR
  • EDUCATION Give record of all High Schools, Colleges, Universities and Vocational/Technical Schools you have attended. **...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Registrar Northwest Medical Plaza at Pinnacle
  • Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville
  • Rogers, AR
  • Do you want to be a valued member of a team who plays a critical role in providing excellent care to patients in a clini...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas and county seat of Washington County. The city is centrally located within the county and has been home of the University of Arkansas since the institution's founding in 1871. Fayetteville is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many of the settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3, 1836 and was rechartered in 1867. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 105th in terms of ...
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Income Estimation for Medical Secretary - Home Care jobs
$29,111 to $35,328
Fayetteville, Arkansas area prices
were up 1.2% from a year ago