Clerical Assistant - Behavioral Health - Physician Practice Jobs in Maywood at Hackensack Meridian Health

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Clerical Assistant performs a variety of administrative and secretarial tasks to maintain departmental operation.

*This is a very busy practice and the team is looking for a candidate that has Medical Office experience*

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Clerical Assistant at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Maintains operation of the clerical services including, but not limited to typing, filing, billing, and transcription.
• Assists with special projects as instructed, composes memos, transcribes notes, and researches and creates presentations.
• Assists professional staff in retrieving essential patient or general information.
• Screens and transfers callers, arranges meetings, maintains files, distributes mail, and maintains office supplies.
• Maintains up-to-date departmental manuals and files.
• Generates reports, handles multiple projects, and prepares and monitors invoices and expense reports.
• May assist with compiling and developing the annual budget.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing, and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• May assist with schedules and maintain contact with outside agencies.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Proficient in computer skills including Microsoft Office Applications.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Experience in health care or corporate sectors.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

Our Network

Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility

As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.