Administrative Clerk - Children's Hospital

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About Duke University Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States and is the number one hospital in North Carolina, according to U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024. Duke University Hospital is the largest of Duke Health's three hospitals and features 1048 patient beds, 65 operating rooms, as well as comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

General Description of the Job Class

Perform varied clerical duties in support of general and special office activities to relieve supervisor of clerical and routine responsibilities and to maintain an efficient and effective operation.

An excellent candidate will be detail oriented, efficient with large volumes of emails, experience, or willingness/ability to learn basic administrative clinical operations.

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

• Answer telephone; greet callers and assist them with general problems or complaints; answer questions concerning department policies and procedures; act as office receptionist.
• Schedule or arrange activities effectively; make and confirm travel arrangements as necessary; make appointments within the prescribed schedule.
• File and retrieve records in accordance with established procedures and filing systems; research lost or missing records in accordance with established procedures; verify information against existing records; post information to records or ledgers.
• Match records against source documents to verify the accuracy of records and compliance with rules and procedures of the appropriate system; resolve discrepancies in records by contacting the appropriate office to obtain information on the source of the discrepancy and following through on changing any errors in documentation.
• Review, verify and evaluate various records and reports in accordance with procedures; identify and resolve discrepancies, contacting appropriate sources of information; maintain various accounting and budgetary records; review and reconcile transactions and initiate accounting documents in accordance with standard procedure.
• Order and issue supplies as appropriate.
• Screen, sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail and documents; respond to or process mail or documents in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Perform routine clerical and typing tasks involved in processing varied office materials such as form letters, requisitions, memoranda, and reports or summaries.
• Prepare and/or compose routine and general correspondence in accordance with established procedures.
• Performs other related duties as required to support the clinical operations of pediatric rehabilitation.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education

Work requires knowledge of basic grammar and mathematical principles normally equivalent to a high school education.

Experience

Work generally requires three months of clerical or general office support experience to become familiar with activities involved with providing routine clerical support.

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

N/A

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Customer Service Calculator Reception Filing Telephone Protocol Office Procedures Typing speed of 20-30 corrected words per minute may be required. Microsoft Windows and Office suite

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