PT Care Secretary Home Care

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The Patient Care Secretary is a skilled secretarial person whose job is to support the work of the Team Manager and who is generally responsible for accomplishing all patient care related clerical procedures.

• Screens telephone calls for Team Manager. Facilitates communication between patients/families and other team members, including volunteers.
• Takes and keeps daily schedule for all team members.
• Attends weekly team meetings, prepares agenda, and follows through on assignments given by the Team Manager.
• Establishes, maintains, and closes patient charts in an orderly fashion, including mailing and follow‑up of required documentation such as Plans‑Of‑Care, Attending Physician Authorization forms, and Medical Information Request forms.
• Provides back‑up documentation to Billing Department routinely and as requested.
• Orders D.M.E. and maintains record of dates ordered and picked‑up.
• Enters patient care and volunteer data into Vx and event tracking.
• Communicates with staff and outside agencies as directed by Team Manager.
• Maintains a list of all part‑time staff jointly with other patient care secretaries, contacts and schedules them as directed.
• Jointly with other patient care secretaries, orders supplies and documentation forms used by the team.
• Does routine correspondence for Team Manager and other members of the team.
• Sorts and processes all patient care mail jointly with other patient care secretaries.
• Maintains A.D.T. and checks census daily for accuracy.
• In programs with more than one patient care secretary, covers for each other during lunch, meetings, and short absences.
• Handles other tasks as assigned by the Team Manager.

• Three years prior work experience preferred.
• Good typing skills.
• Computer literate.
• Able to handle multiple tasks.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good telephone skills.

• High school graduate or equivalent required.

• EOE/AA M/F/D/V

• Location:
  
  Ocala, FL
• Salary: $40,000.00 – $50,000.00
• Employment Type:
  
  Part‑time
• Seniority Level: Entry level
• Job Function:
  Administrative
• Industry: Hospitals and Health Care