Pennant · 2 days ago
Hospice Administrative Assistant
Tucson, Arizona
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
2+ years expAgape Hospice and Palliative Care is part of The Pennant Group, Inc., which provides healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies. The Hospice Administrative Assistant assists in maintaining clerical functions, scheduling, and managing medical records while ensuring compliance with regulations.
Responsibilities
Provides assistance to the Office Manager/Administrator, preserving the confidential nature of items of which he/she has knowledge. He/she must maintain the files, supplies and general office conditions in an orderly manner
Handles all correspondence and word processing for the hospice organization
Maintains minutes of meetings when requested
Answers telephone inquiries and channels them appropriately
Is responsible for maintaining administrative and clerical files
Makes sure that all doctor's order forms and related forms are current and in compliance with Medicare and Medicaid regulations. Updates all current forms in separate patient files
Sends doctor's orders to physicians when received from nurses for his signature. Keeps current log of what is sent to make sure they are returned with signature
Closes out patient's clinical record when discharged
Maintains current patient statistics utilizing the Management Information System
Other duties as assigned by the Director or Office Manager
Assists with payroll processing
Assists with HR processing
Qualification
Required
Minimum of two years' experience preferably in hospice or health care, or graduation from a one or two year business college preferred
Is at least eighteen years of age
Able to type 50 words per minute
Word processing skills
Personal computer skills
Business machine knowledge
Medical terminology
Company
Pennant
At Pennant, we are driven by a simple truth: exceptional care begins with exceptional leadership.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Benjamin Hughes
CEO In Training
Brent Guerisoli
Chief Executive Officer
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