Administrative Secretary, Wound Care Center, Medford, MA - 10 hours/week

Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Part time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Winchester Hospital is a 5x Magnet designated, Top Massachusetts recognized 223-bed regional hospital that is the leading provider of comprehensive health care services in the northwest suburban Boston area.

As an Administrative Secretary at the Wound Care Center, this position is responsible for providing general secretarial and clerical support for Outpatient Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Department. Scheduling patient appointments and processing billing of patient charges. Supporting the department in various clerical functions.

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS:

• Commits to making every encounter with our patients, patients’ family, co-workers, physicians and other customers the best that it can be.

• Types support data (phone lists, lab test works sheets etc.) for the department. Organizes work load to comply with deadlines and priorities established by superiors.

• Registers patients, prepares charts if necessary and reviews basic personal information with patient.

• Schedules patient appointments and Hospital admissions according to established procedures. Coordinates scheduling of diagnostic, therapeutic or surgical procedures by working in cooperation with physicians, patients and other Hospital departmental personnel.

• Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls, and notifies appropriate personnel or records messages. Responds to general inquiries by relating or referring to established policies and procedures.

• Orders supplies, sorts and distributes mail if necessary. Faxes and distributes incoming faxes to appropriate person.

High School Diploma with knowledge of computers and basic office practice is required

Founded in 2019, our system brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, primary and specialty care, behavioral health and home care services, and more than 5,900 physicians and 36,000 employees to care for more than 1.7 million patients in communities across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Together, we are changing healthcare for the better.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled