Adult Services Nursing Administrative Assistant - Benedictine

Help adults with developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential!

Adult Services Administrative Assistant Needed for our Nursing Department!

• Come for a career, find a family!

  The range for this position is$17.00-$19.00 /hour.

+ Other Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term and short-term disability, accident, and critical illness benefits
• Flexible spending accounts; dependent care and health care
• 403(b) match
• Paid time off; 12 holidays (including your birthday) plus a generous amount of sick, vacation, and personal hours
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement
• Extra pay for using your personally owned vehicle, if eligible
• Cell phone reimbursement, if eligible
• Career advancement opportunities
• Paid training
• Year-round events including appreciation weeks (for Teachers, DSPs, Administration, etc.), turkey give-away, Christmas party, milestone anniversary celebrations, staff appreciation night, and much more!

+ Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED required; previous medical experience or CNA/GNA preferred.
• Must pass initial and ongoing trainings.
• Must have attention to detail; good organizational skills; ability to follow through on tasks with minimal supervision.
• Must have good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, preferred.
• Must have computer skills and knowledge of office and medical software.
• Must have Med Tech certification (or eligibility for Med Tech certification).
• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Must have current and valid driver's license in good standing and must have a driving record that would permit coverage under Benedictine driver's insurance.

+ Key Responsibilities

• Keep all individuals charts/files organized and up to date, including immunization information, nursing assessments, insurance cards/information, medical appointment consultation forms, etc.
• Process all medical documentation handled by the Nursing Department to ensure that each document is recorded, filed and sent to residential home for the individual's medical binder.
• Handle administrative duties such as answering phones and assist appointment runner as needed scheduling appointments/vaccinations.
• Prepare and manage the physician medication order forms, sending them to the appropriate physician for renewal as well as tracking the responses. Also ensure timely placement in group home.
• Assist with monthly cycle meds including review of paper medication administration record (MAR), review blister backs, and distribution to the group homes prior to the first of the next month; monitor the return of the MAR/ blister packs to the nursing staff for review and correction.
• Manage individual's insurance and insurance forms acting as a liaison between the individual/parent (guardian) and the insurance agency.
• Assist with taking individuals to their medical appointments, and transport individuals for labs/testing.
• Order medications and pickup from pharmacy as needed.

+ Working Conditions

Hours of work

• Full time
• Monday - Friday; 8am - 4pm
  

Overtime expectations

• Overtime is not required.
  

Work environment

• Sedentary, office setting.
  

Travel requirements

• Minimal, if at all.
  

On-call responsibilities

• Not required for this position.

Benedictine is an EOE