Job Summary
The Therapy Administrative Assistant provides front desk support for the Outpatient Therapy team and assists the coordinator – outpatient clinic with administrative tasks.
Schedule: Hours would be variable times between 8-6 on Monday-Thursday and 8-2 on Fridays. Likely increased hours through training period and then with planned/unplanned leaves and PTO needs
Duties and Responsibilities:
Patient and Family Relations & Communication (60%)
- Greets patients and families arriving for therapy visits in a professional, customer friendly manner.
- Promptly answers and triages calls according to established departmental workflows.
- Communicates the arrival of scheduled patients to the appropriate therapist
- Communicates changes in scheduled appointments with the therapists and assists with rescheduling as directed
- Checks patients in/out of the Oracle and BadgePass systems at the start and end of the therapy visit
- Collects any payments due.
Clerical & Data Entry (30%)
- Assists with clerical tasks such as copying, filing and faxing as directed by the OP Coordinator and/or Outpatient Therapy Manager
- Assists with review of patient care related documents for eliminates of compliance as directed by the OP Coordinator and/or outpatient therapy leaders
- Enters data into systems including but not limited to Oracle, RedCap and Microsoft Teams as directed by OP Coordinator and/or outpatient therapy leaders
Outpatient Therapy Department Support (10%)
- All other duties as assigned by outpatient therapy leaders to support high-quality, compliant, family centered outpatient care.
Qualifications:
- The Therapy Administrative Assistant must have computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office.
- Highschool diploma/GED
- Previous experience with reception roles and/or healthcare related administrative assistant duties preferred
Physical Demands:
These include stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, grasping, pulling, pushing, standing, carrying, and lifting of light loads (up to 35 lb.), as necessary.