Healthcare Admin Partner: Patient Flow & Records

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inc.; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking an administrative professional to support day-to-day operations and top-quality patient care. You will facilitate communications among caregivers, patients, and visitors, manage patient charts, and coordinate daily patient flow.

Responsibilities include charting, patient access, telephone handling, transcribing orders, and ensuring documentation is available for provider review; prior clerical or bed board experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience in a clerical, bed board management, or office/secretarial role in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple interruptions and adapt to changing priorities.
• Knowledge of bedboard to facilitate patient movement.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Manages charting functions to support patient care delivery.
• Performs patient access functions involving bed assignments and updates bed board.
• Uses effective communication with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Answers telephones and directs calls in a timely manner.
• Organizes patient medical records and ensures discharge charts are sent to medical records.
• Notifies RN of admits and transfers as appropriate.
• Orders supplies in line with procurement and budget.
• Data entry of billable service charges for departments.
• Transcribes physician orders and documents in the medication log.
• Ensures test results and documents are filed for provider review.

Skills

Clerical experience

Healthcare terminology

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Education

Associate’s Degree in Healthcare Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking an administrative professional to support day-to-day operations and top-quality patient care. You will facilitate communications among caregivers, patients, and visitors, manage patient charts, and coordinate daily patient flow.

Responsibilities include charting, patient access, telephone handling, transcribing orders, and ensuring documentation is available for provider review; prior clerical or bed board experience preferred.