Administrative Secretary - Physical Therapy - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union) | University of Southern California (USC) Job at University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA

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  • University of Southern California (USC)
  • Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

To provide and to assist with the coordination of daily operations for administrative functions of the Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy departments. To support the Director and Clinical Supervisors. The Secretary works closely with the Director and the Therapy Clinical Supervisors. Handles confidential information. Responsible for composition, typing, proofing, and appropriate disseminating of a variety of materials e.g. correspondence, memos, reports. Preparation of special meetings, agendas and minutes. Schedules meetings and appointments for the Director and supervisors. Prepares statistical reports. Handles incoming and outgoing telephone calls. Establishes and maintains courteous cooperative service-oriented relationships with patients, the public and other members of the healthcare team. Coordinates workload and supervises other secretaries as appropriate. Coordinates and integrates department services on intradepartmental, interdepartmental, and hospital wide levels. Plans for provision of services through provision of appropriate levels of qualified, competent staff. Policies and procedures are in place to support scope of practice. In the Outpatient therapy services, will provides scheduling coordination for Rehabilitation Services; completes patient intake, verifies insurance and authorization, and schedules appointments for Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy; completes all necessary processes to ensure timely billing for services; maintains patient data base and works closely with the USCUH Business office; prepares patients records and maintains them; prepares daily and monthly outpatient reports and routes them to the appropriate internal and external departments.

Essential Duties:

  • Complete all typing assignments utilizing appropriate grammatical skills and proofreading on due dates.
  • Oversees data entry of charges accurately in a timely manner. Will enter charges no later than the 3rd day of the patient discharge date.
  • Assesses work impact and effectively assigns, coordinates and follows-up with clerical staff.
  • Completes Compliance Checker for all outpatients before the deadline
  • Schedules Outpatient evaluations and therapy appointments within 48 hours from the date of referral
  • Ensures that patients are scheduled in accordance with Insurance Verification and scheduled for their fully authorized services.
  • Collects statistical data on all outpatients. - Record of daily visits - Inputs patient data - Prepares weekly and monthly reports
  • Maintains the telephone message center and communicates with the therapists changes in patients schedules
  • Closes out all evaluations in Cerner in a timely manner
  • Keep all therapy registry notebook up to date
  • Distributes productivity reports weekly
  • Completes monthly labor log report
  • Invoices all contracted services (Norris) within 3 working days after the end of the month
  • Reconciles all registry invoices in a timely manner
  • Performs other duties and special projects, as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

  • Req High school or equivalent
  • Req 2 years Executive Secretarial experience (preferably in a hospital setting or medical practice).
  • Req Demonstrates effective problem solving skills.
  • Req Must have high-level computer skills including Word and Excel.
  • Req Organization/time management skills.
  • Req Able to function independently and as a member of a team.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Pref Supervisory experience desirable.

Required Licenses/Certifications:

  • Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

The hourly rate range for this position is $22.00 - $34.18. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidates work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.



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About University of Southern California (USC)

USC is the leading private research university in Los Angeles—a global center for arts, technology and international business. With more than 47,500 students, we are located primarily in Los Angeles but also in various US and global satellite locations. As the largest private employer in Los Angeles, responsible for $8 billion annually in economic activity in the region, we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills across a variety of academic and professional schools and administrative units. As a USC employee and member of the Trojan Family—the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who make USC a great place to work—you will enjoy excellent benefits, including a variety of well-being programs designed to help individuals achieve work-life balance.

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