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Administrative Specialist - Oncology
Job ID: 9148
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Facility/Division: UNC Medical Center
Status: Full Time
Shift: Day Job
Job Description
Description
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST
Oncology Return Patient Scheduler - NC Cancer Hospital
Scheduled Work Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00p.m. (M-F Days)
JOB SUMMARY:
Under general supervision of the Oncology Return Scheduler Supervisor, the Administrative Specialist will register Oncology patients using standard established processes. In addition with the scheduling team, coordinate and oversees complex scheduling, maintains daily reports, participates in projects and operation support, assist with development of departmental and program standards, and provides professional assistance to physicians, nursing, clinics, and management staff. Scheduled work hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
-Completing the check-out process for all patients
-Maintaining a daily End of Day report for assigned disease group
-Maintaining No Show, Cancel Visit, and Reschedule report as outlined in the departments guidelines
-Cross-training and cross coverage with other disease groups as needed
-Complex coordination of appointments for patients
-Scheduling from internal requests
-Maintaining workqueue scheduling requests for assigned disease group.
-Answering incoming calls and returning calls from voicemail
-Participating in department quality improvement activities
-Attending daily huddles and monthly staff meetings
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
● High School diploma or GED
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
● Two (2) years of clerical or administrative experience
● If Bachelor's degree, no years of clerical or administrative experience
● If Associate's degree, one (1) year of clerical or administrative experience
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
● Customer Focus: makes the customer and their needs their top priority and goes the extra mile to satisfy their customers. Demonstrates the ability to resolve customer problems. Technical expertise: understands the technical aspects of one’s job. Effectively uses Microsoft office products in order to produce reports and documents. Demonstrates the ability to learn and master the scheduling system as appropriate Coachability: Receptive to feedback, willing to learn and embraces continuous improvement Accountability: Manages performance to meet expected results. Works to meet the internal/external customer requirements. Fiscal responsibility: Understands the insurance process and seeks to make the best decision/referral in the interest of the customer. Understands the relationship of the budget and resources to the strategic plan. Coaching: Shares information, advice and suggestions to help others to be more successful. Provides appropriate support and acts as a resource depending on the situation and capabilities of the employee. Conflict Resolution: Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people. Finds agreement on issues and follows through on implementation Solving Problems: Uses logic and intuition to arrive at decisions or solutions to problems that achieve the desired outcome.
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Oncology Return Patient Access
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
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