Beth Israel Lahey Health
Beth Israel Lahey Health

Beth Israel Lahey Health is a healthcare system serving communities across Massachusetts and New Hampshire through hospitals, specialized care centers, and a broad network of clinical services. Its care portfolio includes emergency, primary, urgent, orthopedic, behavioral health, pharmacy, and home care services, supporting patients across different stages and needs.

With 39,000 team members, Beth Israel Lahey Health combines patient care with medical research and education. Its healthcare and healthcare insurance operations reflect a focus on improving community health while delivering coordinated, personalized care.

Medical Secretary, Pathology — Lexington, MA

Support pathology operations as a Medical Secretary at Beth Israel Lahey Health’s onsite Lexington, Massachusetts office. Manage medical records, specimen testing, coding, billing, correspondence, and telephone communications.

Description

  • Prepare and type memos, manuscripts, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, schedules, and forms
  • Manage billing for surgical workloads and external vendors
  • Answer and screen telephone calls, direct callers, and take messages
  • Enter data from transcribed surgical pathology and autopsy reports
  • Monitor and replenish office-supply inventory
  • Maintain departmental records in line with regulatory requirements and organizational policies
  • Catalog and maintain journals and books in the Pathology Library
  • Send surgical specimens for specialized testing and document the related information
  • Open and distribute departmental mail each day
  • Assign appropriate SNOMED and ICD-9 codes to pathology specimens
  • Report to the Lead Pathology Secretary and Lab Administrator

Requirements

  • Strong working knowledge of medical terminology
  • Advanced typing proficiency and strong computer skills
  • Associate degree in a medical secretarial program or equivalent preparation, typically gained through program completion
  • At least one year of medical secretarial and office experience is preferred
  • Strong communication skills, including effective auditory comprehension
  • Ability to follow infection-control precautions for patients and materials requiring isolation
  • Ability to perform repetitive hand movements and sustain visual focus at a video display terminal
  • Ability to work effectively under continuous time constraints

Benefits

  • Influenza vaccination is required as a condition of employment
  • May qualify for additional compensation through shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, and overtime
  • Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and individuals with disabilities

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