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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

**Saint Francis Hospital** a member of Trinity Health of New England is looking for a **Department Assistant** to join our **Maternal** **Fetal Medicine/OBGYN Ultrasound** **Department** .

The Department Assistant is responsible for providing exceptional professional customer service to all patients and clients of the Department. The Department Assistant maintains schedules and performs general clerical and administrative support for the department and staff.

What will you do:

+ Conducts initial patient interviews to obtain Insurance and billing information

+ Responsible for the scheduling and registration process

+ Manages communication to outside and internal physicians’ offices

+ Manages all incoming phone calls to ensure that accurate and efficient communication is facilitated and presented in a positive manner.

+ Maintains responsibility for general clerical support functions of department to ensure efficient utilization of time.

**_Requirements_** :

+ **Education** : High School diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) required. Associate's preferred

+ Preferably 1 -2 years' experience in healthcare

+ Bilingual English / Spanish Preferred

+ Previous skills in utilizing EMRs including EPIC

+ Excellent computer abilities.

+ Excellent written, oral communication and customer service skills.

+ Familiarity with medical terminology.

+ Excellent organizational skills with the ability to follow written and verbal directions with multiple steps.

+ Ability to work collaboratively and efficiently within a team treatment model.

+ Ability to manage multiple phone lines simultaneously.

Highlights

+ Full-Time, Monday – Friday

+ Great benefits effective on 1st day

+ Mission-Driven Team Environment

Saint Francis Hospital is committed to exceeding the expectations of our patients and families by providing world-class service in a progressive, people-centered, compassionate health care environment. We are licensed for 617 beds and 65 bassinets, are a major teaching hospital and the largest Catholic hospital in New England.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran