Administrative Partner

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Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network a nationally recognized forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.

LVHN has been ranked among the Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. Were a Magnet(tm) Hospital having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Centers prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an A grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020 the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHNs commitment to teamwork compassion and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

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• Manages charting functions to support patient care delivery.
• Performs patient access functions involving coordination of bed assignments and updates bed board in a timely manner.
• Uses effective and appropriate communication styles with patients significant others visitors staff and professional colleagues.
• Answers telephones records/replays messages and directs calls appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Initiates maintains and organizes patient medical records copies the patient medical record and ensures that the discharge chart is broken down and sent to medical records.
• Communicates to RN when notified of admits and transfers.
• Refers problems when they are beyond his/her scope of authority or ability utilizing the accepted chain of command.
• Orders supplies and equipment in accordance with procurement service processes and fiscal budget.
• Performs data entry of billable service charges for selected departments.
• Transcribes physicians orders and takes the information from the prescribing physician and writes in the appropriate medication log.
• Ensures that test results and other pertinent information is filed in the medical record on a timely basis and that all required documents are available for provider review.
• Troubleshoots and takes corrective measures in care and handling equipment. Maintains knowledge of the location operation availability and care of clerical equipment.
• Develops an effective communication mechanism for the facility to promote a positive image with patients visitors co-workers physicians office personnel and external agencies and offices.

• High School Diploma/GED
• Experience in a clerical bed board management or office/secretarial role in a healthcare environment
• Ability to work with multiple interruptions and adapt to changing priorities.
• Knowledge and ability to communicate with peers patients/significant others utilizing a developmental perspective.
• Knowledge of bedboard to facilitate patient movement.
• Knowledge of the problem-solving process in the identification and resolution of issues.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Proficient in healthcare systems and Microsoft Office applications.

• Associates Degree Healthcare Administration or Business Administration
• 2 years Experience in a clerical bed board management or office/secretarial role in a healthcare environment
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity accordance with and where applicable in addition to federal state and local employment regulations Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race color religion sex age national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include but are not limited to recruitment selection hiring transfers promotions terminations compensation benefits educational programs and/or social activities.

Valley Health Network does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Agencies should not forward resumes to our job aliases our employees or any other organization location. Lehigh Valley Health Network is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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