Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant - Cancer Center

Aiken Regional Medical Centers, located in Aiken, South Carolina, is a 273-bed acute care facility providing top quality and safe healthcare to the residents of Aiken and surrounding communities since 1917. Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ranked a top hospital in South Carolina by the American Heart Association for its treatment of heart attack, heart failure and Stroke, and most recently, coronary artery disease.

Additionally, Aiken Regional provides comprehensive healthcare services such as behavioral health (Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health), emergency medical care (main hospital and ER at Sweetwater), orthopedic surgeries, maternity, rehabilitation services(Hitchcock Rehabilitation Services), imaging, and wound care.

Visit us online at: https://www.aikenregional.com

Administrative Assistant at the Cancer Center is responsible for assisting the Director with the daily tasks necessary to ensure that all patient and doctors' needs are met using disciplined operations to meet hospital and regulatory guidelines.

Job Duties:

• Manage the agendas for all of the center's physicians.
• Answering telephone and forwarding calls and/or taking messages.
• Scheduling patient appointments, CT's, bone scans, mammograms, etc.
• Taking patient referrals and request records and films for appropriate physicians.
• Entering physicians procedures into electronic database and printing daily encounter forms.
• Preparing the daily schedule to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
• Registering patients for radiation therapy and other procedures on POETS.
• Creating and preparing patient charts.
• Maintaining a log of newly diagnosed patients.
• Sorting and distributing mail daily.
• Receiving payments from and preparing receipts for patients.
• Faxing weekly timesheets and PTO requests to Payroll Department.
• Retrieving reports for physicians upon request.
• Sending and receiving faxes and making copies for physicians and others when requested.
• Ordering and picking up films.
• Maintain hospital manuals.
• Setting up weekly luncheons with drug representatives and other vendors.
• Orders office supplies.
• Enter daily charges.
• Taking care of special requests for physicians, nurses and Director.
• Announcing patients to appropriate physicians upon arrival.
• Managing the patient waiting area.
• Follows up with patients regarding missed appointments.
• Coordinates tumor conferences when Tumor Registrar is unavailable.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefit Highlights

• Sign On Bonuses for select positions
• Unlimited Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• Tuition/Certification Reimbursement after 6 months
• Culture of Excellence - Employee Recognition program
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Clinical Nursing Ladder opportunities
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing program
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Job Requirements:

Education: High School Diploma or GED

Experience: Previous medical office experience preferred. Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Must have good clerical, analytical, and communication skills.

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