Dialysis Center Administrative Clerk

Westchester Medical Center Health Network; City of Kingston (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center Health Network is seeking an administrative assistant for the Dialysis Center to support clerical and clinical management, ensuring accurate patient records and smooth operations.

You will manage patient data in the EMR, coordinate admissions and discharges, schedule CAPD clinics, prepare agendas and reports for QA, and handle supplies and communications for the unit.

Qualifications

• Minimum - some previous clerical experience; preferred - prior medical experience
• Minimum - High School Diploma; preferred - 2 yr. College degree

Responsibilities

• Keeps patient information up to date in professional patient file and affinity, by entering monthly lab work, med changes and other clinical circumstances.
• Registers, admits and discharges all dialysis patients to the Dialysis units in the EMR system.
• Schedules CAPD monthly clinics (includes: set up date, time and lab work for patients, mail out notices). Prints out patient care forms for multi-disciplinary team.
• Sets up, correlates and enters monthly and bi-monthly blood work for hemodialysis patients.
• Makes up packets for RO water and machine cultures monthly to include: completion of forms, notification to Lab of pickup and arrival times. Notifies management of results.
• Responsible for copying Lab work to send to primary physicians, Nephrologist, billing and appropriate agencies.
• Types and sends out agendas and minutes for various committees or unit documents as needed.
• Collects data and distributes to appropriate staff for QA purposes.
• Orders all office supplies, Lab supplies for all units of the Dialysis Department.
• Performs any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clerical experience

Medical office experience

Data entry

EMR system

Education

High School Diploma

2 year College degree

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Westchester Medical Center Health Network is seeking an administrative assistant for the Dialysis Center to support clerical and clinical management, ensuring accurate patient records and smooth operations.

You will manage patient data in the EMR, coordinate admissions and discharges, schedule CAPD clinics, prepare agendas and reports for QA, and handle supplies and communications for the unit.