About the Role
The Receptionist/Aide performs reception and clerical duties including answering phones, scheduling appointments, creating and maintaining charts, photocopying/faxing, releasing medical information, data entry, and handling monies. This role also assists professional staff with patient set-up, maintaining department cleanliness, and monitoring exercise programs. The individual interacts with patients of all ages and must be knowledgeable of insurance contracts, eligibility, and coverage criteria.
Responsibilities
- Answer phones
- Schedule appointments
- Create and maintain charts
- Photocopying/faxing
- Release of medical information
- Data entry including daily charges
- Handle monies
- Assist professional staff with patient set-up
- Maintain cleanliness in the department
- Monitor exercise programs at the request of the treating therapist
Requirements
- Proficient use of computers for scheduling, word processing, data entry, and compiling patient information and statistics
- General clerical and record keeping experience
- Experience using multiple phone lines
- Experience using a copy machine
- Experience using a fax machine
- Experience collecting and recording monies collected
- Prior Receptionist and clerical experience required
- Prior Physical Therapy Aide experience preferred
Skills
- Computer proficiency
- Scheduling
- Word processing
- Data entry
- Record keeping
- Phone systems
- Copy machine operation
- Fax machine operation
- Cash handling
Location
- Carmel, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Prior Receptionist and clerical experience required
- Prior Physical Therapy Aide experience preferred
Education Level
- High School Graduate or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $20.75 Hourly
Benefits
- Inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported
About the Company
- Nuvance Health cultivates an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported.
- Putnam Hospital is a 164-bed acute care hospital that has been serving the local community in Carmel, New York for 60 years.
- The hospital is situated on a 150-acre wooded campus surrounded by lakes and waterways.
- Putnam Hospital provides essential services including Emergency and Behavioral Health Services.
- Accolades include The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety, U.S News & World Report - High Performance in COPD, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), and Robotic Center of Excellence - Surgical Review Corporation (SRC).
- At Putnam Hospital, team members value open communication, continuous learning, and making a difference every day.
- Departments are small, allowing caregivers to build stronger connections with managers and senior leadership.
