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VITAS Healthcare · 11 hours ago

Patient Care Secretary Home Care

7888 Mission Grove Parkway S, Riverside, CA, 92508, US

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

3+ years exp

VITAS Healthcare is a provider of hospice services, and they are seeking a Patient Care Secretary to facilitate communication between patients and team members. The role includes managing schedules, maintaining patient charts, and supporting the billing department, among other administrative tasks.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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 for team meeting. Follows through on assignments given by the Team Manager

Establishes, maintains, and closes patient charts in an orderly fashion. This may include but is not limited to the mailing of and follow-up on all 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

When the program utilizes part time staff, the PCS will maintain a list of all part-time staff jointly with other patient care secretaries. Contacts and schedules part-time staff at the direction of Team Manager

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 that have more than one patient care secretary, they will cover for each other for lunch, for team meetings, and for other short intervals of absence

Handles other tasks as assigned by the Team Manager

Qualification

Computer literacyTyping skillsMulti-taskingTelephone skillsCommunication skills

Required

High school graduate or equivalent required

Good typing skills

Computer literate

Able to handle multiple tasks

Excellent communication skills

Good telephone skills

Preferred

Three years prior work experience preferred

Company

VITAS Healthcare

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Vitas Healthcare is a provider of hospice care and palliative care to patients.

Founded in 1978

Miami, Florida, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.vitas.com

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