PS Medical Secretary

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• Open Date: 10/16/2025
• Requisition Number: PRN
  16453N
• Job Title:
  
  PS Medical Secretary
• Working Title:
  
  PS Medical Secretary
• Career Progression Track: UGR
• Track Level:
• FLSA Code:
  Nonexempt
• Patient Sensitive Job Code?:
  Yes
• Type:
  Non Benefited Staff / Student
• Temporary?:
  No
• Standard Hours per Week: 15
• Full Time or Part Time?:
  Part Time
• Shift: Day
• Work Schedule
  
  Summary:
  
  weekdays
• Is this a work study job?:
  No
• VP Area: U of U Health - Academics
• Department: 00902 - Pediatric Urology Development
• Location:
  
  Campus
• City:
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Type of Recruitment:
  External Posting
• Pay Rate Range: 18.16 - 26.33
• Close Date: 01/16/2026

This position provides secretarial and administrative support in a hospital, clinic or laboratory environment. This position is not responsible for providing care to patients.

• Provides administrative support to clinicians, supervisors and departments by coordinating calendars and scheduling surgeries.
• Types and proofs correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, technical papers, manuscripts and related materials.
• Prepares and maintains accurate and orderly patient medical records.
• Assists patients, patients’ families, referring physicians, and third party carriers to resolve patient related issues, including explaining various types of medical insurance plans.
• Obtains pre-certifications as required by patients’ health care plan or managed care provider when needed.
• Provides additional general office and clinical support such as answering phones and responding to calls.

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Demonstrated organizational, human relations, and effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Strong word processing and spreadsheet software skills.
• The incumbent may be required to prioritize tasks received from multiple staff members and determine the order of importance.
• Ability to use discretion and judgment when scheduling appointments, screening calls, coordinate procedures, tests and other treatments as it relates to the patients care.
• Ability to coordinate work processes with other departments, community, governmental or regulatory agencies and must understand the objective and policies governing the activities of the department and be able to effectively communicate this information to interested parties.

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This is a sedentary position that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position involves sitting most of the time and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Two years of secretarial experience, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience).

Successful completion of medical software training may be required by a certain date within some departments.

Two years of experience in a hospital, clinic or laboratory setting.

Patient registration or related field experience.

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Higher Education

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