Medical Secretary jobs in Cork, County Cork

Maternity Leave Cover

Cork, Western Road, 3 days per week.

Come and work with us!

Our very busy medical office houses two independent Medical Consultants and two Senior Medical Secretaries. We are seeking maternity leave cover starting immediately. You will work either 3 days per week and will be responsible for typing and other administrative tasks in the front of the office, including many patient-facing responsibilities. We are seeking a professional with excellent customer service skills and a genuine desire to help patients receive the customer service and care they need.

Your role includes but is not limited to:

· Typing letters and documents from a Dictaphone/audio device. Excellent typing skills required

· Ensure patient and other correspondence is typed up and issued to the relevant party in an expedient manner

· Welcome patients to our office and take their names and appointment times.

· Provide new patients with forms and other documents that they must fill out

· File patient forms in the appropriate place after scanning them into our software system

· Accept payment for direct payments

· Verify insurance information over the phone when the patient makes the appointment, then again upon patient arrival

· Schedule next appointments before patients leaving the office

· Coordinate diagnostic tests, treatments and other necessary care with appropriate facilities and professionals

· Answer the phones in a caring and courteous manner and direct patient, insurance and medical calls as appropriate

· Co-ordinate the practice appointment diary and ensure the diary is properly scheduled and confirmed in advance.

· Perform all administrative tasks promptly

· Deal with all information in a confidential manner and in line with GDPR

· Comply with policies and procedures

· Complete all patient correspondence to ensure no patient risk.

· Ability to work within a small team

· Excellent timekeeping

The successful candidate will possess:

· Two years of medical secretarial/typist experience in a private clinic or Hospital. Advantageous if the experience was within ENT setting.

· Experience booking scans and beds in hospital setting.

· Proficient typing experience with a minimum of 60 WPM.

· Excellent Computer Skills (Outlook, Word essential) (Socrates an advantage)

· Outstanding communication skills

· Ability to manage a variety of tasks deadlines

Job Types: 3 days per week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9.00am–5.30pm (days may be subject to change)

Salary: €17-20 euros per hour.

Pay: €17.00-€20.00 per hour

Work Location: In person