Medical Secretary Welcome to Pain Center East Hospital

Together we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of being Europe's leading university hospital by 2032. Working alongside patients, we strive for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation – within a cohesive healthcare system in the Västra Götaland region. Our vision and goals are directed toward care of the highest quality, where patients are always in focus. We provide healthcare locally and regionally, but also highly specialized care to patients throughout the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength and they contribute to knowledge exchanges nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new ways of working, we can simplify daily life at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality. About Us Administrative Unit 2 Surgery East provides administrative services to both Surgery Sahlgrenska and Surgery East. We are located at both hospital sites and operate as a dedicated professional unit. We work toward safe and quality administration. We are now seeking a medical secretary for outpatient care, based at the Pain Center, East Hospital. Since the Pain Center is located at multiple sites (East Hospital, Lindhultsgatan, and Högsbo Hospital), the position's location may vary based on need. The Pain Center consists of a team of over 45 people including physicians, nurses, psychologists, a case manager, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and administrative staff. We are a specialist-level clinic offering consultations and time-limited treatments. Together with six colleagues, you will participate in planning, coordination, and continuity in patient care. You will be responsible for administration, including referral and medical record management, system registration, statistical compilation, and quality assurance of our administrative systems. Daily tasks consist primarily of healthcare documentation – printing of visit notes, referral documentation, referral responses, letters and certificates, as well as diagnosis registration. Your duties also include other documentation such as meeting minutes, mail handling, and medical record management through document patching before scanning into e-archives. In this role, you will be in close contact with both patients and colleagues where communication, structure, and attention to detail are of great importance. You have the ability to collaborate but can also plan and work independently. The role of medical secretary is undergoing change and we are facing digitalization of various tasks. We welcome your contributions and qualities to upcoming change initiatives. Work Tasks In your role as a medical secretary with us, you will have the opportunity to develop within a work group characterized by an open climate, strong commitment, and where quality matters. With us, you will have a workplace with several colleagues in the same profession with a good mix of prior experiences, creating broad expertise that forms a solid foundation for both introduction and development work. Opportunities for development of tasks and your own areas of responsibility exist depending on competence and interest. With us, you work daytime hours Monday through Friday, and we apply flexible working hours. Your duties include: Medical record documentation in Melior Patient registration and appointment booking in ELVIS Administration of multidisciplinary conferences 1177 handling Diagnosis coding Referral distribution in SÄLMA Qualifications To work as a medical secretary with us, you must have healthcare documentation training or equivalent. Prior experience with patient administration systems such as Melior, ELVIS, and SÄLMA is an advantage. To apply for this position, you must have a permanent employment contract with your current placement at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. You enjoy working in an environment with varied tasks. You work well with others and have a sense of responsibility. You have good initiative and can independently prioritize tasks while maintaining a fast pace. We value that you are innovative and open to change, and have an interest in improvement work. Furthermore, you possess strong collaboration skills, social competence, flexibility, and a positive mindset. Does this sound like you? Then we look forward to your application and hope you will be our new colleague! Upon employment, we will place great emphasis on personal suitability. Warm welcome with your application! Meet some of our employees – Sahlgrenska University Hospital About Västra Götaland Region With us, you become part of something larger. We are 56,000 employees in over 200 professions who make a difference in people's lives throughout Västra Götaland every day. You contribute to secure and equitable healthcare and to a sustainable society where environment, culture, and good communications create quality of life. We are in the midst of a digital transformation where you can help shape the future way of working to improve and simplify daily life for residents and operations. As a permanent employee, you will be placed as part of our shared responsibility to ensure that societally critical functions continue to operate during crises. Want to know more about us? On our website, you can read more about our benefits and meet colleagues who make a difference every day and develop in their professions. https://www.vgregion.se/jobba-i-vgr/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/ Application Västra Götaland Region prefers that you register your application through the recruitment system. 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