Social Services Administrative Assistant

Social Services Administrative Assistant

What a privilege we have to be invited into the lives of patients and their families to provide them with loving and compassionate care. Hospice of Wichita Falls is actively seeking a Social Services Administrative Assistant to join our Social Services Department. We provide Care, Hope, and Support for All When Illness Threatens Life for our patients and families. We need you to help us fulfill our mission. Apply today!

About Hospice of Wichita Falls

For over 40 years, Hospice of Wichita Falls has been the only non-profit community-based hospice in the area, providing services in 12 North Texas counties. Our wonderful nursing staff meets our patients and families where they are, private homes, nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and our free-standing 24-bed inpatient center. It is our goal to provide premier care while honoring and upholding the patient's wishes whenever possible.

Hospice of Wichita Falls takes pride in providing an excellent working environment where teamwork, communication, and respect for every individual are key aspects in achieving our mission of "Care, Hope, Support for All when Illness Threatens Life." Our team members share a passion for patient care, and a caring manner and desire to make a difference in someone's life. The appreciation a member of our team receives from leadership, patients, families, and the community is unparalleled. Do you have the Hospice Heart?

Your life as a Social Services Administrative Assistant

Your role is very important to our patients and organization.  We will rely on you to ensure that we support our staff in making sure that our Chaplains and Social Worker schedules and orders are entered into the EMR system. We work as a team so there will be a need to interact with other members of our team to provide support by compiling on-call schedules for Social Workers and Chaplians by the 15th of the prior month. You will also prepare for grief support groups by arranging for and setting up refreshments prior to meetings. Our schedules are generally 8 : 00 am to 5 : 00 pm Monday thru Friday.

Job Qualifications

• Ability to handle detailed information accurately and perform a variety of tasks efficiently.
• Proficient typist with ability to advance in computer knowledge.
• Must be organized and detail oriented.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to be used with the staff, volunteers and the community.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to be flexible and handle multiple tasks.
• Ability to be at work as scheduled and alert / awake.
• Ability to function independently with minimum supervision.
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Good listening, telephone and filing skills are essential.

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