Administrative Assistant

001-Dialysis Clinic-Nashville, TN- Corporate Office • East Setauket, NY

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support its nonprofit mission of providing individualized care for patients with chronic kidney disease. The organization prioritizes patient care and offers paid training, competitive pay, outstanding benefits, Sundays off, and a strong culture. This role involves performing numerous administrative responsibilities to support clinical operations in a comfortable clinical setting with a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated clinical excellence
• Desire to collaborate with care teams
• Ability to problem solve
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Three to six months related experience and/or training
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with medical terminology is preferred

Responsibilities

• Serves as the Medical Record Practitioner for the satellite clinic - is knowledgeable of HIPAA, and ensures proper maintenance, security, storage and destruction of patient medical records.
• Answers the phone, forwards the calls to the appropriate person, or takes messages.
• Greets all patients and visitors and directs them to their appropriate destination.
• Creates memos, correspondence, reports, and other documents as requested.
• Maintains the billing information for all in-center and transient patients.
• Verifies patient insurance and obtains pre-authorization when required.
• Keys daily flow sheets, generates reports, balances charges, and checks entries for accuracy.
• Assists AR personnel by notifying patients about delinquent accounts and in collection of accounts as requested.
• Completes log of incoming checks and cash.
• Verifies patient status daily (i.e. hospitalizations, missing a treatment, etc.).
• Prepares new patient packet for new admissions and for transient patients.
• Assist Nurse Manager, Area Operations Director, and clinical staff with clerical work as requested.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits
• Life and long-term disability insurance provided at no additional expense to employee
• Paid time off (PTO) including holidays
• Extended Sick Bank (ESB) in addition to PTO – paid time for doctor appointments, sickness or medical leave
• Retirement plans with $.50 of each contributed dollar matched for eligible employees, up to 8 percent
• Education reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees