H. C. Clerical Support - Per Diem

NYU Langone Health • Shirley, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries. The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices. This position assumes responsibility for the clerical functions of Outpatient Behavioral Health Services.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalency with basic literacy and knowledge of general medical terminology, supervisory, or office management experience.
• Continued education through medical records seminars, workshops.
• Participation in departmental meetings, in-services and attention to Behavioral Health Services memoranda.
• Good interpersonal skills, demonstrable in interactions with staff, administrators, patients, and visitors.
• Ability to concentrate, pay attention to detail, and analytic skill, demonstrable through data collection, scheduling and the like.
• Ability to walk and stand for at least 50 percent of the time to prepare and deliver records from one department to another.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a medical office setting

Responsibilities

• Organizes all office operations: clerical and administrative functions such as billing, intake, reception and typing.
• Maintains sufficient workflow by evaluating productivity and revising schedules accordingly.
• Supervises billing procedures for outpatient services, including third party correspondence, certifications, and follow-up of non-payment of bills.
• Assumes primary responsibility for keeping accurate records for the State, county, and hospital by collating and compiling statistical information for daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
• Responsible for duplicating and distributing, requesting and receiving, patient records to and from other agencies.
• Requisitions office supplies, equipment, materials, and forms as necessary.
• Maintains attendance records.
• Provides varied clerical duties when necessary, including reception, operating computers, data collection, and photocopying.
• Maintains Petty Cash Fund, ensuring accuracy and replenishing as needed under guidance of Program Manager.
• Displays a positive attitude and outlook (verbal and nonverbal body language).
• Works effectively in a variety of situations, recognizes the need for change, can cope with its threatening aspects, and puts its positive aspects to good use.
• Able to successfully manage customer experiences.
• Works in the spirit of cooperation and collaboration to achieve mutual goals.
• Completes assignments in various offices of Behavioral Health Services as assigned.
• Able to know what needs to be done and takes action, striving for the highest level of job performance.
• Able to organize work and use time effectively.
• Acts in accordance with principles of honesty, fairness, and trust in all work relationships.
• Treats others with interest, concern and compassion; respecting differences in style, approach, and background.
• Able to take responsibility for ones actions.
• Maintains positive work relationships.
• Able to convey ideas and information clearly.
• Able to accept constructive feedback and integrate into performance.
• Able to redirect day-to-day activities based on departmental/organizational needs.
• Offers solutions to problems, when appropriate.

Benefits

• The salary range for the role is $17.19 - $24.72 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED