What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Secretary position at Hospice Home Care?
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Hospice Home Care
Overview
Hospice Home Care is currently seeking a Unit Secretary. Unit Secretary work involves standard administrative responsibilities, such as answering phones, making copies, maintaining needed report & greeting visitors. This is a full-time opportunity accompanied by comprehensive benefits including Paid Time Off and 401(k).
Responsibilities
Hospice Home Care focuses on providing hospice care to local patients and their families living in Arkansas. We concentrate on managing a patient’s pain and other symptoms first and foremost, while also providing emotional and spiritual support to the family. The holistic care approach to providing hospice services by the entire care team sets Hospice Home Care apart. We believe the quality of life to be as important as length of life. Hospice Home Care offers Routine Home Care, Respite, General Inpatient Care and Continuous Care. For more information about Hospice Home Care, please visit www.hospicehomecare.com . Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn .
Hospice Home Care
Overview
Hospice Home Care is currently seeking a Unit Secretary. Unit Secretary work involves standard administrative responsibilities, such as answering phones, making copies, maintaining needed report & greeting visitors. This is a full-time opportunity accompanied by comprehensive benefits including Paid Time Off and 401(k).
Responsibilities
- Previous clerical experience-healthcare, preferred
- Reliable transportation and maintain a current driver license in the state and maintain automobile liability insurance
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Be able to work autonomously, and stay organized in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Answer of all income calls, screening and sending to appropriate staff member
- Provide facility tours
- Maintain IPU visitor census report
- Maintain calendar for meetings scheduled in IPU conference room, Annex II conference room & Chapel
- Obtain approval for respite request from administrator, once approved send email to Social Worker and Team Coordinator
- Maintain the respite calendar on a daily basis, and email Social Worker and Team Coordinator 48hrs in advance to confirm dates/times patient will be arriving and leaving, and confirm transport has been arranged if needed
- Create door certificate for Veteran’s admitted to the inpatient unit, and hang on patient’s door
- Create door name tag for each patient room upon admission to inpatient unit
- Have arm band and blanket ready for all admission to inpatient unit
- Make low census calls to referral sources
- Assures all mail is processed correctly and timely.
- Abides by and demonstrates the company Mission-Vision-Values through both behavior and job performance on a day-to-day basis
- Adheres to and participates in company mandatory HIPPA privacy program/practices and Business Ethics and Compliance programs/practices
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned
Hospice Home Care focuses on providing hospice care to local patients and their families living in Arkansas. We concentrate on managing a patient’s pain and other symptoms first and foremost, while also providing emotional and spiritual support to the family. The holistic care approach to providing hospice services by the entire care team sets Hospice Home Care apart. We believe the quality of life to be as important as length of life. Hospice Home Care offers Routine Home Care, Respite, General Inpatient Care and Continuous Care. For more information about Hospice Home Care, please visit www.hospicehomecare.com . Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn .
