Medical Secretary

Lourdes Health System

Medical Secretary providing administrative support in a healthcare environment. Responsible for managing patient flow, scheduling, and clerical duties while adhering to medical guidelines.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeCamden • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $19 - $28 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides secretarial and administrative support using knowledge of medical terminology and procedures in a hospital, clinic, or laboratory environment.
Compiles information for recording purposes and prepares reports.
Screens and directs telephone calls, schedules appointments, greets patients, visitors, and maintains patient flow.
Sorts and distributes mail.
Performs general registration and billing, obtaining pre-certifications, verifying appropriate coding, insurance, co-pays, medical records, and referrals.
Acts as a liaison with Patient Accounting and/or Physician billing services as required to clarify billing and charge issues.
Produces, processes and maintains required documentation and reports such as productivity/utilization, medical records, customer surveys, audits, financial reports, staff certifications/licenses.
Schedules management appointments, meetings, conferences. Prepares meeting minutes and memos. May maintain calendars/itinerary for management personnel as requested.
Assists in orienting new office staff; participates in performance improvement initiatives; coordinates and maintains support personnel schedules.
May lead work of other clerical or administrative support personnel on a project basis, as assigned, or as necessary to ensure smooth office work flow.
Maintains office equipment (copier, fax, etc.), ensures par levels of office supplies and maintains disposition of clinical materials as required by regulatory agencies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proficiency in using computers (data entry, word processing, report production).
Working knowledge of medical terminology.
Excellent communication skills (verbal-written-listening) in order to interact with patients, medical staff and other internal/external clientele.
Strong organizational skills ability to use sound judgment to prioritize duties.
Familiarity with department policies and procedures or ability to quickly learn and operate within those parameters.
One year experience in a medical setting preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance
health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
paid time off
paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
short-term disability and optional long-term disability
colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
tuition assistance
employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions

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Hard Skills & Tools

data entryword processingreport productionmedical terminologybillingcodinginsurance verificationmedical records managementdocumentationscheduling

Soft Skills

communicationorganizational skillsjudgmentprioritizationleadershipteam coordinationcustomer serviceperformance improvementinterpersonal skillsattention to detail