Medical Secretary - Dr. Demetracopoulos

Medical Secretary Requirement for Dr. Demetracopoulos:

Hospital for Special Surgery, #1 in Orthopedics for the last 9 years, is currently looking for an experienced and energetic Full Time Medical Secretary for one of our physician offices. Dr. Demetracopoulos is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle surgery.  In this role you will provide comprehensive administrative support to an HSS physician practice and contribute to an environment of clinical excellence.

In this role, you will provide support for the operations of the medical office. This includes, but not limited to, answering phones, scheduling patient appointments, surgical booking; obtain authorizations/certifications for treatments and diagnostic procedures, patient check-in/out, including copay collection, scanning documents into the EMR and any additional tasks as assigned.

Competencies/skills:

• Superior written and oral communication skills
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Ability to follow through with tasks to completion
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast paced environment
• Ability to effectively and accurately follow directions or instructions
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team; offers to help coworkers when needed
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to escalate issues appropriately
• Consistently displays a positive attitude towards one’s work and work environment
• Experience with surgical scheduling preferred
• Experience with Epic preferred; strong computer skills required
• Knowledge of healthcare and health insurance, required
• Familiarity with medical terminology and general office protocol required.
• The ability to type 45-60 words per minute and exceptional organizational strengths is required. 
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

To qualify you must have a High School Diploma or equivalent (Associates Degree preferred) and at least two years of related MD office/healthcare experience