ADMIN. ASSISTANT-GRAPEVINE, TX

Deercreekseniorliving; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K Match

Accrued Vacation and Sick Time

Job summary

Custom Care Hospice in Grapevine, TX is seeking an Office Coordinator to support clerical functions and ensure smooth operation of the front office.

Responsibilities include handling phone inquiries, maintaining patient files, processing doctor orders, and coordinating with the Executive Director to keep confidentiality and compliance with Medicare/Medicaid regulations. Strong typing and MS Office skills required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience in hospice or health care.
• Graduation from a one- or two-year business college preferred.
• Proficient typing and standard office software.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and assists in maintaining the paper flow of clerical office functions.
• Answers telephone inquiries and channels them appropriately.
• Maintains files, supplies and general office condition in an orderly manner.
• Handles all correspondence and word processing for the hospice organization.
• Maintains administrative and clerical files.
• Ensures doctor order forms are current and compliant with Medicare/Medicaid.
• Updates patient forms in separate files and sends orders to physicians for signature.
• Keeps log of documents sent and ensures return with signatures.
• Purchases and manages postage; closes out patient records when discharged.
• Maintains patient statistics using the Management Information System.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director.

Skills

Typing 50 wpm

Word processing

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

One- or two-year business college

Job description

THIS POSITION IS MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM. and located in Grapevine, Tx. SALARY RANGE $16-$20 HOURLY

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• MEDICAL
• DENTAL
• VISION
• 401K MATCH
• ACCRUED VACATION AND SICK TIME

JOB SUMMARY

This position coordinates and assists the agency in maintaining the paper flow of clerical functions in the office and answers telephone inquiries and channels them appropriately.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides assistance to the Executive Director preserving the confidential nature of items of which he/she has knowledge.
• He/she must maintain the files, supplies and general office condition in an orderly manner.
• Handles all correspondence and word processing for the hospice organization.
• Is responsible for maintaining administrative and clerical files.
• Makes sure that all doctor's order forms and related forms are current and in compliance with Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
• Updates all current forms in separate patient files.
• Sends doctor's orders to physicians when received from nurses for their signature.
• Keeps current log of what is sent to make sure they are returned with signature.
• Purchases and keeps postage on hand.
• Closes out patient's clinical record when discharged.
• Maintains current patient statistics utilizing the Management Information System.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director.
• The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job.
• The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

Minimum of two years of experience preferably in hospice or health care, or graduation from a one- or two-year business college preferred.

Is at least eighteen years of age.

Able to type 50 words per minute Word processing, Excel, PowerPoint skills preferred

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting.

The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.

Custom Care Hospice is a locally based and operated company passionate about serving communities in the greater Dallas and Ft. Worth area. We at Custom Care believe in a patient and family approach to care. Our teammates are committed to providing each patient with life-changing service.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.