<p>JOB SUMMARY:</p> <p>The Administrative Specialist I will be responsible for providing administrative support. Responsibilities include filing, data entry, answering telephones, and other general clerical duties.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:</p> <ul> <li>File and retrieve medical records upon request. </li><li>Process records when patient is admitted. </li><li>Assures all information is complete and accurate on admission record. </li><li>Audits medical records. </li><li>Assures laboratory and x-ray reports are received and filed for all completed tests. </li><li>Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals. </li><li>Greet visitors and callers, handle their inquiries, and direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs. </li><li>Set up and maintain paper and electronic filing systems for records, correspondence, and other material. </li><li>Complete forms in accordance with company procedures. </li><li>Orders supplies and equipment for the office. </li><li>Operate office equipment such as fax machines, copiers, phone systems, and use computers for spreadsheet, word processing, database management, and other applications. </li><li>Sets up and maintains alphabetic and numeric files so that documents can be filed and retrieved in an orderly fashion; classifies active, inactive and archived files. </li><li>Schedules and arranges appointments and reservations for meetings, facility usage, or other events. </li><li>Interacts with staff, elected officials and the general public in person or by telephone in order to respond to inquiries, receive complaints, and resolve problems. </li><li>Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, reports, memos, charts, and labels. </li><li>Receives, processes and distributes departmental mail. </li><li>Performing data entry using word processing, spreadsheet or database commands and formats material as required. </li><li>Performs other related duties as assigned </li></ul> <p>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:</p> <p>Education and Experience:</p> <ul> <li>High school diploma or GED; and, </li><li>One or more years of clerical experience in an office environment. </li></ul> <p>Experience:</p> <ul> <li>Basic medical Terminology </li><li>General knowledge of diseases and medical conditions </li><li>Computer applications related with work </li></ul> <p>BENEFITS:</p> <ul> <li>Paid Vacation, Sick and Holidays </li></ul> <p>Must be able to successfully pass a background screening.</p> <p>McHenry County is an equal opportunity employer. No applicant for employment shall be discriminated against because of age, race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, Veteran status or disability.</p>