Job Description
The Administrative Coordinator is responsible for administrative and office service activities such as purchasing, payroll, records control and human resources for the head of a department, care center or division. This individual is expected to oversee 1-2 administrative direct reports, and typically reports to a division head, vice president or higher-level executive.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of applicable
5 years related administrative or business experience required. Some supervisory experience preferred. experience and education
Non-Bargaining Unit, 845 - Orthopaedics - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine
Responsibilities
Coordinates all activities for Physician.
Accurately maintains daily schedule daily schedule for all clinical, academic and administrative responsibilities.
Responsible for handling telephone calls, and taking accurate messages and routing them accordingly.
Keeps track of Physician's dictations, ensuring transcription is returned from typing service in the time frame agreed upon, ensures any dictation errors are corrected and signed by Physician before they are placed in accordion folder for filing by medical records clerk.
Utilizes EPIC to make necessary appointment changes and generate patient letters as needed to reflect and accurate schedule.
Screens all telephone calls, taking accurate thorough messages (whenever possible handles messages independently) routes messages to Physician or if applicable Physician Assistant.
Schedules all ancillary appointments for patients and obtains all pre-certifications if needed. Ensures that the Physician or Physician Assistant is given all ancillary results when they are received.
Contacts patients to arrange and book surgery dates. Provides patients with all pre-surgical instructions (surgical packets) as necessary.
As appropriate, coordinates all prescription refill requests.
Arrange and assist patient with outside services as necessary (transportation, rehab, home health)
Completes all Worker's Compensation, No Fault, and Out of Work/School letters. All forms must be completed and signed by Physician in a timely fashion. If needed please indicate forward and identify areas for Physicians to complete.
Completes all paperwork for check requests and forwards them to the appropriate person.
Submits for all travel requests and check requests for reimbursements
Cross covers other secretaries
Other duties as assigned.
About Us
Strength through Unity and Inclusion
The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai's unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.
About the Mount Sinai Health System:
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.
Compensation Statement
Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $64526.72 - $74250 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
