Department Assistant - Rehab Services

As a department assistant with Amery Hospital Luck Fitness Center, you will perform clerical and reception duties to assist the Rehab Services department. In addition, you will assist with departmental processes and patient care including scheduling, answering phones and welcoming patients.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to:

• Accurately admits patients to Rehab Services and coordinates outpatient forms, including verifying insurance requirements as needed.
• Answers telephone in a pleasant manner and accurately takes messages.
• Maintains accurate therapy schedule, efficiently and accurately scheduling therapy appointments, vacations, weekend coverage, department meetings.
• Accurately records, types, and distributes all required meeting minutes, memos, correspondence, etc. for the department in a timely manner.
• Accurately compiles and enters daily treatment charges for PT/OT/ST/IP/Industrial/Swing bed in a timely manner.
• Compiles and enters daily and monthly accounting stats for patient care and forwards to accounting daily and monthly.
• Keeps track of all PTO requests and sends payroll information as needed.
• Mails out all PT/OT post treatment questionnaires and records results quarterly and summarizes annually per therapist.
• Accurately files dictations, coded face sheets, orders, etc.
• Obtains proper CPM usage for submitting monthly billing.
• Accurately completes membership paperwork for Fitness Center members as needed.
• Forwards, records, and disperses Medicare and Medicaid dictation for proper doctor signatures in a timely manner.
• Immediately reports to Department Manager any defective or improperly operating equipment.
• Prepares, maintains, stocks shelves in examination and treatment areas as needed.
• Maintains accurate patient files and processes accurately for discharge.
• Keeps and maintains office supplies as needed.
• Demonstrates willingness to learn and accept change in applications to duties.

Work Schedule:

• .85 FTE/34 hours per week. Monday - Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year in office setting with medical background is preferred.
• Demonstrated keyboarding skill and computer knowledge.

Benefits:

• Amery Hospital & Clinic offers a competitive benefits package (.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, 403b with match, disability insurance and tuition reimbursement. Benefits take effect the first day of employment.

About Amery Hospital & Clinic:

• Since being established in 1956, Amery Hospital & Clinic has provided outstanding health care to Amery and our surrounding communities. We provide the kind of high-quality care you’d expect to find in a “big city” with the personalized dedication you can expect from a hometown doctor. In addition to primary care for all stages of life, we offer specialty services including oncology, cardiology, orthopedics and surgical services.
  
  We strive to offer more to our patients – more care options, more comfort and more expertise. In addition to our hospital and clinics, we provide specialized care for patients at our Behavioral Health Center and Wound Healing Center. We also work in close collaboration with other hospitals in the HealthPartners health care system, giving our community access to the high-quality care.
  
  As a partner for good, we believe that outstanding health care comes from combining science with compassion, spirit and humanity. Everyone on our team helps make health care and insurance simpler and more affordable for all. Join us and become a partner for good, helping to improve the health and well-being of our patients, members and the communities we serve.