What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Assistant position at Trinity Hospice?
Job Description
Job Description
Salary :
Primary Focus of the Patient Care Secretary & Volunteer Coordinator Role :
To support the office in all things clerical to ensure our hospice office is running smoothly. This is a 100% in office role at our Austin branch, located at 8200 N Mopac Expressway, Suite 150, Austin, TX 78759.
What You Will Be Doing Every Day :
- Organizes, sorts, and maintains documentation in patients files in a timely manner
- Maintains documentation that demonstrates viable and ongoing efforts to recruit and retain volunteers
- Provides training and orientation that is consistent with hospice industry standards and compliance with all local, state and federal laws.
- Assesses and maintains documentation of volunteers skills and competencies.
- Maintains log of patient documentation needing physician signature and ensures those documents are signed by the appropriate physician and filed / uploaded in patients files in a timely manner
- Prepares for IDG meetings by doing the following : 1. Ensures all IDGs are open 2. Gathers and presents all documentation needing medical director signature 3. Runs IDG reports and ensures all IDGs have been completed and ready to review and sign during IDG
- Ensures volunteers are aware of and in agreement with their duties and responsibilities; who to report to if they need assistance and instructions regarding performance of their duties and responsibilities.
- Request medical records for patients upon discharge of GIP / hospital stays, respite stays, transfers, and as directed by the Director of Nursing and / or Patient Care Manager
- Orders DME as requested by the RN Case Manager and / or Patient Care Manager and submits for DME pick up upon patient discharge
- Submits medical examiner form to medical examiner office upon patients death
- Notifies patients PCP of death via faxing the notification of death form in timely manner
- Prints out reports from the patients chart for various departments as requested
- Provides clerical support which may include preparation of admission, orientation and new hire packets; typing, special projects, filing, coping and creating binders for all nursing facility admits, to include all required documents
- Provide effective communication to patient / family, team members, and other health care professionals and maintains confidentiality.
The Background & Education You Will Need To Be Successful :
You will need to be a High School Graduate, with a college degree preferred. In addition to that, one year of general office experience is required. Strong computer skills preferred (in the Google Suite of products), excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with knowledge of medical terminology preferred. You will also need reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance.
