Admissions-Admin Assistant

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Reception Support

• Covers reception area phone with all admission staff
• Provides information to callers, routes calls as appropriate, takes clear and concise messages.
• Checks messages promptly and returns calls or refers messages to appropriate person
• Greets all patients in a friendly and courteous manner. Escorts therapy patients as needed.

Registration/Insurance Verification

• Explains 1st appt paperwork; obtains proper signatures. Witnesses documents as indicated. Explains Notice of Privacy practices to patients
• Registers patients on Meditech CWS system; files appropriate paperwork; sets up charts

Scheduling

• Calls patient to schedule 1st appointment within 24-48 hours of receipt
• Directs patients to other sites as appropriate (faster access, closer to their home, etc)
• Schedules initial & follow-up therapy appt's utilizing the computerized scheduling system.
• Creates and/or modifies schedules for staff (acts as "master user" for Medi Tech scheduling system including training staff, editing data as needed, etc.) Provides timely notification of cancellations to staff and maintains cancellation call list for evals

Clerical Duties

• Sends faxes and delivers received faxes to appropriate individual promptly.
• Receives co-pays, prepares deposits and brings co-payments to central Tully location.
• Orders supplies for the department; utilizes Meditech MM system for departmental ordering; verifies purchases against P.O.'s;
• Prepares monthly/quarterly reports for Director including but not limited to volume statistics, patient satisfaction results, productivity reports (Excel spreadsheets)
• Assists with other activities as requested i.e. Medicare correspondence, medical record keeping/retrieval/preparation for copying, charge entry/verification, Internet entry of outcome data, maintenance of front office procedure manual (including finance procedures)

Competencies & Work Experience Requirements (e.g. license, registration, certification) Minimum 5 years' experience as Administrative Assistant preferred, preferably in hospital administrative setting. Must be proficient in Microsoft office including Word, Excel and Power Point. Prior experience in insurance verification a plus. Good written & oral communications skills. Able to prioritize work assignments on a daily basis, demonstrating flexibility and teamwork to accomplish priority tasks

Education Requirements: Two years of college or 2 years prior equivalent experience in a health care setting preferred.

Patient Population Served:
All patients/visitors entering the Outpatient Rehabilitation area

Manual

Skills:

Daily assignments require application of manual skills requiring motor coordination in combination with finger dexterity. For example, keyboarding.

Physical Effort:
Some portions of daily assignments require bending, and light lifting and carrying for intermittent periods throughout the day.

Physical Environment:
Open office environment for part of the job. Nature of duties performed present little potential for job related accidental injury.

• Job Identification 5358
• Job Category 020 - Clerical
• Posting Date 12/31/2025, 02:53 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford, CT, 06902, US