Radiation Oncology Info Assistant - PRN

aah; Barrington (IL); On-site; USD 27,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, IL is seeking a part-time Administrative/Clerical support role in the Oncology: Radiation department. The position involves front-desk patient interaction, scheduling, medical history collection and dictation handling.

The role requires at least 2 years of healthcare secretarial experience, high school education or equivalent, and familiarity with medical terminology. The schedule is Monday–Friday day shift, with PRN/as-needed coverage.

Qualifications

• 2 years secretarial experience, healthcare environment preferred.
• High school or equivalent
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and families as they enter the department.
• Assist with scheduling and preparing initial consults, follow-ups and simulations.
• Assist patients with filling out medical history forms and collect mini-medical history for RN/physician use.
• Demonstrate AIDET and maintain positive interpersonal communication.
• Coordinate and preauthorize imaging scans and initiate prior authorizations as needed.
• Create, edit and send dictations for physicians and maintain patient charts.

Skills

Communication skills

Typing

Data manipulation

Computer literate

Education

High school or equivalent

2 years secretarial experience in healthcare preferred

Knowledge of medical terminology preferred

Tools

Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Department:

37303 Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital - Oncology: Radiation

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

No

Hours Per Week:

0

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday thru Friday day shift

Pay Range:

$19.80 - $29.70

Hours:

This department is open Monday through Friday, they are looking for someone to work prn/as needed - to help with staffing and vacation coverage.

Education/Experience Required:

• 2 years secretarial experience, healthcare environment preferred.
• High school or equivalent
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Good communication skills
• Typing - minimum 30 wpm preferred
• Computer literate with multiple database, spreadsheet and software/windows applications (Excel, MSWord, PowerPoint,)
• Ability to create spreadsheets and manipulate data

Major Responsibilities:

• Customer service and patient interactions.
• Greets all patients and their families as they enter the department. Answers questions for patient/family members or seeks out appropriate personnel.
• Makes initial consult, follow up and simulation appointments with patients and families.
• Assists patients with filling out medical history forms. Obtains "mini-medical" history for RN and physician use.
• Demonstrates and utilizes AIDET with patient/family members
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills.
• Keeps the patients and families informed and reassured as they await their appointments.
• Coordinates and preauthorize imaging scans for patients.
• Initiates and completes prior authorization if needed for services rendered.
• Writes letters for physician or department for patient usage.
• Differentiate registration procedures according to type of visit and/or service
• Records management.
• Creates electronic charts for patients while maintaining confidentiality.
• Obtains medical records from other physician offices and facilities for Radiation Oncology use.
• Obtains outside images and/or records for treatment planning usage.
• Scans documents into patient electronic chart.
• Inputting, editing and sending out dictations for physicians.
• Adding, reviewing and completing QCL's.
• Corrects any patient account or chart discrepancies
• Obtains patient clinical information from care connection and/or Advocate based systems.
• Takes new patient intake information from referring physicians.
• Departmental Communications