Medical Secretary to the Emergency Department in Kungälv – Where Every Minute Counts

Hospitals in the West is an administration within the Västra Götalandsregion and consists of four hospitals – Alingsås Hospital, Angered Local Hospital, Högsbo Local Hospital, and Kungälv Hospital. Approximately 3,000 employees work with us every day to provide high-quality specialist healthcare that is safe and effective. Would you like to work at the heart of healthcare where every day is unique? At the emergency department in Kungälv, you will be a key person in the care chain. Here, you will experience a fast-paced environment, varied tasks, and close collaboration with healthcare staff – all with a focus on patient safety and quality. We are at the forefront of continuously developing administrative tasks. Some of our values include patient safety, collaboration, and development. The secretaries at the emergency departments of Kungälv Hospital and Alingsås Hospital belong to the same unit and work closely together. Currently, there are 12 medical secretaries in Kungälv and 4 in Alingsås. An administrative unit manager is responsible for all of them. About the position As a medical secretary in the emergency department, you are a central part of our operations. Your main responsibilities will include: - Medical documentation and diagnosis coding (DRG). - Printing and handling referrals, letters, certificates, and other correspondence. - Patient registration, cash management/reception duties. - Ambulance reception/registration. - Documentation during alarms and meetings. - Statistics and quality work. - Telephone service. - Mail handling and many other stimulating administrative tasks. We expect that more new tasks will gradually be assigned to the medical secretaries. The work is shift-based, which means day, evening, and weekend work. Two of the secretaries work exclusively night shifts planned over a period of about one year. We are looking for someone who: - Is a trained medical secretary. - Is meticulous and structured. - Is responsible, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is flexible regarding work location, hours, and tasks. - Sees operational development as a natural part of daily work. - Is a team player who takes shared responsibility with colleagues for daily tasks. - Is cheerful, positive, and service-oriented. Qualifications - A two-year YH education or equivalent higher education as a medical secretary is required. - Excellent Swedish in both spoken and written form and good knowledge of medical terminology are required. - Knowledge and experience with Melior, Medspeech, and ELVIS are required. - Good IT skills are required. - Training in diagnosis classification and experience with DRG coding is advantageous. - Experience working as a medical secretary in an emergency department is advantageous. - Since the role includes travel between Kungälv Hospital and Alingsås Hospital, it is essential that you hold a driver's license. - Personal suitability is highly valued. If you recognize yourself in this description, we would love to meet you and offer: - An exciting and enjoyable teamwork experience with both administrative and healthcare staff. - Varied and developmental work. - Flexible working hours. - Wellness benefits. - Continuing education and training days. - A team with a strong sense of community and support. Other Selection and interviews may take place on an ongoing basis. Welcome with your application! About Västra Götalandsregionen Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for everyone. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland. Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you should possess basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and are motivated to participate in development to learn new things. Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in reserve positions. If you would like to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion. You can also read more in the presentation at https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate. Application Västra Götalandsregionen prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you have questions about the advertised position or, for specific reasons, cannot register your details in a public system, please contact the contact person for the respective advertisement. 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