Administrative Assistant for Hospice Services

Responsible For

• Assists with administrative-type duties (i.e. typing, filing, copying, sorting mail, calculations, answering phones, etc.) as requested by supervisor.
• Processes patient plans of care, orders and multi-disciplinary flow sheets; updates, prints and distributes records as appropriate.
• Reviews charts of admitted and discharged patients for deficiencies; monitors for compliance for correction of deficient documentation.
• Maintains effective communication with others, both inside and outside the department, to give or obtain needed information or coordinate activities of patients (e.g. doctors’ appointments).
• Ensures the accuracy of administrative functions and data entry in the electronic medical record.
• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
• Contributes to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency.
• One year of experience in providing office administrative support and maintaining medical records.