Medical Secretary / Administrator / Scanner & Coder

The following are the core responsibilities of the Medical Secretary, Administrator, Scanner and Coder. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other duties; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels: The duties are detailed below: Undertaking patient referrals following the appropriate referral pathway using the electronic referral system (ESR). Checking secretarial workflow. Completing and monitoring referral spreadsheets including the 2 week wait referrals. Booking patients appointments as necessary. Dealing with medical record requests. Processing requests for information i.e SAR, Insurance/Solicitors letters and DVLA forms. Photocopy documentation as required. Scanning of patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patients healthcare record. Liaising with internal and external multi-disciplinary health care professionals. Taking of practice, staff and clinical meeting minutes. Issuing patient information via AccuRx