Clerical Assistant - Blood and Marrow Transplant

Hackensack Meridian Health; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey is seeking a Clerical Assistant to support departmental operations with a focus on accurate typing, filing, billing, and transcription. You will assist with schedules, manage documents, transfer calls, and help prepare invoices and reports while maintaining up-to-date manuals.

A high school diploma or GED and proficiency with Microsoft Office are required. Experience in health care or corporate sectors is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in health care or corporate sectors preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains operation of clerical services including typing, filing, billing, and transcription.
• Assists with special projects, composes memos, transcribes notes, and prepares presentations.
• Retrieves essential patient or general information and screens/transfers callers.
• Maintains files, distributes mail, and monitors invoices and expense reports.
• Supports scheduling and communicates with outside agencies as needed.

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Communications skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Clerical Assistant performs a variety of administrative and secretarial tasks to maintain departmental operation.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Clerical Assistant at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Maintains operation of the clerical services including, but not limited to typing, filing, billing, and transcription.
• Assists with special projects as instructed, composes memos, transcribes notes, and researches and creates presentations.
• Assists professional staff in retrieving essential patient or general information.
• Screens and transfers callers, arranges meetings, maintains files, distributes mail, and maintains office supplies.
• Maintains up-to-date departmental manuals and files.
• Generates reports, handles multiple projects, and prepares and monitors invoices and expense reports.
• May assist with compiling and developing the annual budget.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing, and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• May assist with schedules and maintain contact with outside agencies.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Proficient in computer skills including Microsoft Office Applications.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Experience in health care or corporate sectors.

Starting Minimum Rate

Minimum rate of $19.63 Hourly

Job Posting Disclosure

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness. Experience: Years of relevant work experience. Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training. Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies. Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location. Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization. Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered. Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.