Administrative Assistant III - Hospice

The Administrative Assistant III provides comprehensive secretarial, administrative, and leadership support for the intake, medical records, and scheduling functions within the Home Health and Hospice departments. This role is responsible for a variety of tasks including communication, clerical work, receptionist duties, scheduling, and data entry. In addition to core administrative responsibilities, the Administrative Assistant III serves in a leadership capacity by demonstrating proficiency across key functional areas and acting as the first line of support for process improvement and problem resolution. This role also plays a key part in identifying and communicating departmental issues, recommending solutions, and supporting the orientation and development of new or struggling staff.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Coding certification or equivalent coding knowledge.
• 2 years-experience in home health or hospice.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with dealing with families and patients in crisis a plus.
• Medical office experience a plus.
  
  

Skills

• Competence in Microsoft windows applications.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills and working knowledge clinical IT applications.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Strong attention to details.
• ICD-10 coding awareness/knowledge.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
  
  

Some Benefits Of Working At Augusta Health Include

• Generous paid time off to promote work life balance.
• Free onsite parking.
• Shift and weekend differentials.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Onsite child care.
  
  

Company Information

Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.

About Augusta Health

Exceptional care, small town hospitality Nestled in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Health is among the finest nonprofit community hospitals in America. Augusta Health opened in 1994 to continue a tradition of personalized care with small-town hospitality that began with predecessor hospitals in Staunton and Waynesboro. Today, our highly trained physicians and staff use state-of-the-art technology to provide top quality care with warmth and compassion. We offer many amenities so patients and families can be comfortable and close during difficult times. View Our Mission, Vision & Values. If you are a resident of Augusta County, Staunton, Waynesboro, or surrounding areas, you can benefit from a variety of programs we host to promote good health. If you are a dedicated healthcare professional, you will find exciting career opportunities at Augusta Health. Quick Stats for 2023 Licensed for 255 beds 124 Medical/Surgical 14 Intensive Care Unit 18 Labor and Delivery 4 Pediatric Non-traditional, Non-acute services 28 bed psychiatric unit 17 bed skilled nursing unit 8 bed rehab unit Largest local private employer Employees: 2,375 Active Physicians: 225 APPs: 87 Volunteers: 290 Service Area: 200,000 AH Urgent Cares: 5 AH Practices: 49