Office Assistant, Rehab

Full Time, 30-40 hours a week, Monday-Friday

No on-call, weekends, or holidays. 

Benefited position after 60 day waiting period

Rehabilitation Services Department providing physical therapy care to Chadron, NE and surrounding communities.

JOB SUMMARY:

The technician will work under the general and direct supervision of the physical therapists. This individual will provide receptionist, secretarial, clerical, and housekeeping duties for the department with minimal supervision or independently. This individual will assist physical therapists in selected procedures as necessary, and perform other duties as requested.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• May include PT Tech responsibilities and duties as needed. 
• Answering and managing calls to the department
• Scheduling of patient appointments and monitoring of schedule book to help ensure accuracy of appointment and meetings. Communication with nursing staff to ensure that therapist receives updated order of inpatient therapies in a timely fashion. 
•  Prepare and maintain patient charts
• Make sure paperwork is complete with account numbers and all paperwork is in the same order in each individual’s chart.
• Monitor and track Medicare charts needed for each day’s patient visits.
• Setting up new charts for initial visits
• Daily/weekly monitoring of charts for organization, completion of forms, doctor’s orders and Medicare Certification. 
• Monitor and track doctor’s prescription to ensure that orders are current. 
• Processing workers compensation and insurance carriers request for records. 
• Ensure all information needed for therapist to dictate initial visit is presented in the chart by end of initial visit if possible.
• Ensure that dictated initial visits and progress notes/letters are returned from transcription and filed in charts in a timely fashion.
• Ensure completion of charge slips by each therapist for all patients seen that day.
•  Assist physical therapists and patients as needed in preparing for, during, and following treatments.
• Provides specific treatment only as directed by the staff physical therapist. 

EDUCATION:  

• High school graduate or equivalent required. 

EXPERIENCE:  

• None necessary, but previous with patient care preferable.

ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL MOTOR SKILLS: 

• Be able to read, write, spell and speak English fluently. Typing and computer skills (word-processing and spreadsheets, etc.)  Good phone etiquette.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: 

• Good communication skills with people from all ethnic and religious backgrounds, and throughout all age ranges. Must be able to follow written and oral directions, be organized and efficient, be self-motivated, and have a positive attitude.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• Moderate to heavy physical exertion required that includes: lifting, bending, and working with individuals of varying degrees of disability or impairment.

EXPOSURE TO HAZARDS:  

• May be exposed to muscular string in lifting, moving, or assisting patients. May be exposed to possible repetitive use or cumulative trauma injuries. Conditions of the work may involve exposure to communicable diseases and on the job injuries.