Position Summary

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide a wide range of administrative and office support activities for the Referral Coordinator and Medical Records Nurse.

Relationships

Report to: Referral Coordinator

Other: Interacts with other administrative staff

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist Referral Coordinator with referral management and required medical records.
• General clerical duties include photocopying, faxing, and mailing.
• Maintain electronic and hard copy filing system.
• Retrieve documents from filing system.
• Handle requests for information and data.
• Prepare written responses to routine inquiries.
• Prepare and modify documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, memos, and emails.
• Open, sort and distribute incoming correspondence.
• Maintain facility books at upstate skilled nursing facilities weekly.
• Assist with logistics for new hire orientation (hotel accommodations, lunches, etc.)
• Assist with the on-call program for referrals.
• Assist HR with bereavement orders (flowers, memorials, etc.)
• DHEC office duties
• Maintain Monthly Books
• Assist with front-end duties (answering the door, greeting visitors, etc.)
• Must be flexible and have the ability to travel as needed.

Qualifications:

Must possess, as a minimum, a 12th grade education or its equivalent. Must have, as a minimum, 2 years’ experience in the healthcare field.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, patients, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the general public.
• Must possess the ability to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures, etc., that are necessary for providing sound accounting techniques.
• Must be able to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Must have patience, tact, professional character, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle patients, staff and visitors based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.
• Must possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing accounting practices.
• Must be knowledgeable of computers, data entry, output, etc.
• Must possess the ability to examine and verify financial documents and reports. Must be able to prepare financial and other records in a systemic, neat and legible manner.