HUHS Health Assistant I aka Medical Secretary -Recruited

V R Della Infotech Inc
Cambridge, MA

Description:



The Medical Secretary or Health Assistant I provides assistance in delivering high quality health care and exceptional customer service in a busy ambulatory care clinic serving the Harvard community. Serves as the primary contact with patients and provides general administrative support to physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses on the team. Duties include: greeting and assisting patients at the clinics front desk, answering the clinic's telephones and routing messages to providers, scheduling and confirming clinical appointments, tracking immunization history, coordinating referrals, processing incoming and outgoing clinical correspondence, maintaining files, processing and tracking outside referrals, and managing patient flow. Perform other related duties as needed.


Required One to two years of previous secretarial/administrative assistant experience. Education beyond high school.
Preferred - Graduate of a business/secretarial school or Medical Assistant program. Experience working with an electronic medical record. Health care/patient service experience. Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Bilingual skills.

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Additional Details

  • Preferred Pay Rate Range : BR-BR
  • Union Designation : Union Eligible
  • Report-To Detail : 100% on Campus
  • Tenure Limit : 3 Months
  • FLSA Exemption Status : Non-Exempt/OT Eligible
  • Required Education : None
  • Required occupational training, certifications or license(s) : Worker must provide a Letter of Good Health, signed by a physician, and an immunization record that shows compliance with HUHS Immunization Policy, to HUHS HR, on first day of assignment.
  • Business Title : Health Assistant I-medical secretary
  • Additional Job Details : (No Value)
  • Does this position require a HUID? : Yes
  • Pre-identified candidate's information, including name, email, phone, state/city/zip & pay rate : (No Value)
  • Is the worker converting from being a Harvard full-time employee (FTE)? : No
  • Role requires identity, I-9 and 3 reference screen (recruited) : Yes
  • Role requires identity, I-9 screen (payrolled) : No
  • Role requires DMV/driving history screen : No
  • Role requires criminal background and sexual offender screening CORI/SORI : Yes
  • Role requires criminal background screen : No
  • Role requires 10-panel drug screen : No
  • Role requires credit record check : No
  • Role requires compliance with Immunization policy. : Yes
Posted 2025-09-05

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