Administrative Assistant

About the role

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Northwest Arkansas is a 36-bed hospital located in Rogers, Arkansas, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support to the CEO and Administrative team (as needed) for general office duties.
• Responsible for credentialing and physician files.
• Manages routine operations and special projects for the hospital as assigned.
• Handles all correspondence for the leadership team.
• Affords clerical support and completes special projects for the Medical Director, Committee Chairs and Medical Staff.
• Maintains and secures files for Medical Staff Credentials.
• Makes sure a physician's credential file is complete prior to presentation to the Credentials Committee or Medical Staff Executive Committee as needed.
• Maintains confidentiality and confidential information.
• Records, transcribes, and types memos and/or minutes relevant to meetings and committees.
• Sets up and coordinates the flow of information.
• Answers the telephone, screens calls, and refers to individuals appropriately.
• Maintains and promotes positive image of the facility.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to organize tasks in order of priority.
• Consistently performs job duties in an independent manner with minimal direct supervision.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required; College level education preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience in healthcare setting preferred.
• Must have experience in handling confidential information.
• Extensive knowledge of office administrative duties.
• Excellent computer and communication skills.
• Ability to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Ability to deal tactfully with patients, hospital staff and the general public.