Joyce Rhoads Email & Phone Number

Greet patients. Verify home address, phone number and medical insurance. Collect Co-pays. Schedule appointments. Create and update patient charts. Answer phones. File, FAX and mail patient reports and medication renewals. Pull and prepare patient charts for the following days appointments. Call patients for appointment reminders. Schedule procedures and sleep studies. Call physicians with new hospital patient referrals and messages.

Administrative Assistant to Director of Respiratory Care with 38 employees. Ability to maintain confidential information; work independently and make judgment decisions; multi-task with strong organization and prioritization skills. Maintained employee records on licensure and continuing education records, vacation and sick time hours. Payroll timesheet preparation. Maintain and update department policy and procedure manuals for accreditation inspections. Maintain disposable supply… Show more Administrative Assistant to Director of Respiratory Care with 38 employees. Ability to maintain confidential information; work independently and make judgment decisions; multi-task with strong organization and prioritization skills. Maintained employee records on licensure and continuing education records, vacation and sick time hours. Payroll timesheet preparation. Maintain and update department policy and procedure manuals for accreditation inspections. Maintain disposable supply inventory for providing patient care; stock and order all other department supplies. Verify receipt of same. Yearly review of department Charge Master to verify correct CPT and Intermediate Product coding for proper insurance reimbursement. Maintain and order medical gas inventory for Respiratory Care, Anesthesia, OR, Endoscopy and off site TLC unit and Hyperbaric Therapy. Process orders for medical equipment as needed. Review for accuracy and code for payment bills for rental equipment, medical gas cylinders and liquid oxygen. Alpha-Numeric data entry billing of in and out patient procedures via Meditech. Create and update Excel spreadsheets on cylinder balances, equipment rentals and the Charge Master average disposable supply costs. Medical transcription of Pulmonary physician's patient progress notes and interpretation of overnight oximetry and sleep studies. Schedule meetings; document department meeting minutes; receptionist for out-patient testing, sales representatives, physicians and hospital staff; schedule tests and procedures. Routine office duties: phone, new patient physician orders and STAT orders relayed to therapist in charge of area; mail; FAX; copier; Internet; check requests; petty cash vouchers and purchase requisitions. Train new employees on billing procedures for in-patients. Type 50-60 wpm Show less