Provide administrative support to full time Faculty Specialists and back up support to a revolving rotation of various neurosurgeon’s offices in the Department of Neurosurgery. Organize and coordinate physician’s daily activities. Maintain physician’s calendar for surgeries and clinical appointments. Compose general and routine correspondence. Organize and maintain a computer calendar system, including patient scheduling; prepare a database for patient paperless charting. Triage incoming calls. Answering multi-line telephone system and providing triage to callers. Maintain administrative and confidential files. Screen urgent medical calls and delegate appropriately. Obtain financial authorization from insurance carriers. Prepare various disability forms for physician’s signature. Maintain patient and referring physician database. Assume responsibility for initiation and completion of patient care services including referring and scheduling patients and families for consultations, appointments and discussions. Obtain test and lab results for patients. Convey results to medical staff for surgical clearance and approval. Participate and interface in a multidisciplinary program in the diagnosis and treatment of neurosurgical disorders including scheduling and coordinating consultations and testing. Compose, edit and type routine correspondence from general oral and written instructions from Neurosurgeon. Maintain curriculum vitae. Maintain reprint file of journal publications, book chapters, monographs and copies of manuscripts submitted but not yet published. Collect CME- accredited meeting documentation for year-end CMA statement of CME credits. Manage academic calendaring, travel, reimbursements. Facilitate maintenance and/or purchasing of equipment and supplies. Participate in patient care services including: screening patients, scheduling appointments, ancillary tests, coordinating patient referrals, and facilitating patient requests, processing medical records requests, disability forms, producing various letters at patient and doctor’s requests. Photocopy, mail and distribute physician’s clinical dictation. Assist in preparation and function of clinical service and billing and collection of co-payments. Assist with other projects and administrative tasks as needed. Provide assistance to billing agency for collections on outstanding patient balances.
Hourly salary range: $26.42 - $37.49
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