Administrative Assistant

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Tucson, Arizona time type:
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Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR58135
** JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
** The Hospice Administrative Assistant assists the team in maintaining the proper flow of clerical functions in the office, including scheduling,medical records, and various other tasks as assigned.
** ESSENTIAL JOB
**** FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
** 1. Provides assistance to the Office Manager/Administrator,preserving the confidential nature of items of which he/she hasknowledge. He/she must maintain the files, supplies and general office conditionsin an orderly manner
2. Handles all correspondence and word processing for the hospiceorganization.
3.Maintains minutes of meetings when requested.
4.Answers telephone inquiries and channels them appropriately.
5. Is responsible for maintaining administrative and clerical files.
6. Makes sure that all doctor's order forms and related forms are current and in compliance with Medicare and Medicaid regulations. Updatesall current forms in separate patient files.
7. Sends doctor's orders to physicians when received from nurses forhis signature. Keeps current log of what is sent to make sure they are returned with signature.
8. Closes out patient'sclinical record when discharged.
9. Maintains currentpatient statistics utilizing the Management Information System.
10. Other duties as assigned by the Director or Office Manager.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summaryof the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of thisjob. The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks otherthan those stated in this description.
11. Assists with payroll processing
12. Assists with HRprocessing
** Job Title/Position:*
* * Hospice Administrative
** Assistant
* ** POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
** 1. Minimum of two years’ experience preferably in hospice or healthcare, or graduation from a one or two year business college preferred.
2. Is at least eighteen years of age.
** SKILLS REQUIRED
** 1. Able to type 50 words per minute
2. Word processing skills
3. Personal computer skills
4. Business machine knowledge
5. Medical terminology

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting.  The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.  Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets.  

More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at  Hospice is a Local Tucson hospice, committed to providing the highest quality, patient-centered hospice services to our patients. We firmly believe that we are here to help patients and their families on the end of life journey in 3 main ways:
1. Providing comfort where there is pain
2. Providing solutions where there are challenges
3. Providing peace in the midst of chaos

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.
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