Medical Secretary Orthopedics (40%)

Key information

  • Publication date:22 November 2025
  • Workload:40%
  • Contract type:Permanent position
  • Place of work:St. Gallen

Job summary

Join our team as a Medical Secretary in Orthopedics (40%). Enjoy a supportive work environment with growth opportunities.

Tasks

  • Organize and coordinate complex appointments and send invitations.
  • Communicate with patients, families, and internal contacts via phone.
  • Manage general administrative tasks in the secretariat area.

Skills

  • Commercial training in the medical field or equivalent experience.
  • Excellent knowledge of medical terminology and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and in a structured manner.

Is this helpful?

  • Organization and coordination of demanding appointments and sending of summons
  • Telephone contact with patients and their relatives as well as other internal and external contacts
  • Handling of general administrative tasks in the secretarial area
  • Processing and coordination of incoming mail (letters and emails)
  • Management of patient records (electronic and paper-based)
  • Independent handling of the assigned secretarial area
  • Creating, editing, and sending demanding medical correspondence (by dictation and from templates)

    • We are looking immediately or by arrangement to complement our secretarial team for a Medical Secretary Orthopedics (40%).

    Medical Secretary Orthopedics (40%)

    Your tasks

    Your profile

    • You have a commercial vocational training in the medical field or are a Medical Practice Assistant with further training as a Medical Secretary or Medical Secretary H+
    • You have very good knowledge of medical terminology and may already have experience in a similar role
    • You think in a networked way and have a quick grasp
    • You like to work in a structured, precise, and independent manner
    • You are an empathetic, energetic, and team-oriented personality with confident communication skills in German (spoken and written)

    We offer you

    • Responsibility because we trust the competence of our employees
    • Perspectives because we continuously develop together with you
    • Knowledge because we promote internal and external training
    • Teamwork because we know that we can only achieve the goal together

    Your work area

    Your contact person

    Jeannine Schlegel-Forrer

    Co-Head Medical Secretariats

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