Rehab Office Assistant - Full Time

Ellenville Regional Hospital•Ellenville, NY

8d•$19 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Rehab Office Assistant is a full-time position responsible for maintaining inventory for Rehab Therapy supplies, registering patients for Rehab Therapy Services, obtaining pre-approval/certification from insurance carriers, and scheduling therapy appointments. This role involves answering telephones, maintaining organized files and records, ensuring a clean and organized office environment, and working with the Rehab Office Coordinator to track Medicare requirements. The assistant will also track and enter authorization data into the Electronic Medical Record and patient charts, and maintain cleanliness and safety logs for designated equipment.

Requirements

High School Diploma required
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and medical terminology
Multi-tasking capabilities a must
Strong organizational, interpersonal relationship and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with patient scheduling, registration and/or insurance authorization along with experience in office procurement and office management preferred.
Associates Degree preferred
Bi-Lingual Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

Maintains inventory for Rehab Therapy supplies.
Registers patients for Rehab Therapy Services including obtaining pre-approval/certification from patient’s insurance carriers for medical procedures and makes therapy appointments for patients as warranted.
Answers telephones, routes callers, messages and provides routine information with courtesy, accuracy and speed.
Establishes, organizes, and maintains, files, information and records.
Schedules patient appointments for the Rehab Department.
Maintain clean and organized office environment (i.e. sufficient copies present of all paper documentation, charts filed, faxes sent).
Works with Rehab Office Coordinator with tracking and completion of Medicare requirements (MSPQ, signed plan of care).
Tracks and enters authorization data into Electronic Medical Record and in patient charts.
Maintains cleanliness and safety logs of designated equipment, including whirlpools, hydrocollator and paraffin.