Clinic Assistant

AIA (Web); Philippines; On-site; PHP 201,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

MediCard Phils., Inc. is seeking assertive, dynamic candidates for the position of Liaison Officer. You will coordinate with admitting sections, inform leaders of admissions and preapprovals, and manage discharge processes while ensuring coverage and cost containment.

Training in Makati and fieldwork are required. Candidates should be prepared for field visits and ongoing patient liaison tasks. The role includes reviewing bills, updating discharge records in MIMS, and coordinating follow-ups

Qualifications

• Graduate of 4-year medical course.
• With or without work experience; open to all.
• Willing to undergo training in Makati and perform fieldwork.

Responsibilities

• Check newly admitted members with the admitting section of each assigned hospital and monitor ER admissions.
• Inform the Team Leader of admissions and preapprovals and discuss cost-containment measures.
• Visit members to get history and explain benefits/limitations of coverage; liaise on discharge planning.
• Inform members of required documents and discharge process; monitor progress for discharge readiness.
• Review itemized bills and endorse final coverage; flag disapproved charges to hospital.
• Update discharge details in MIMS and file pertinent documents for claims; sign daily progress notes.

Skills

Experience optional

Fieldwork readiness

Team coordination

Education

4-year medical course

Job description

MediCard Phils., Inc.is one of the country's leading HMOand the only HMOfounded and run by Doctors. Since its inception, the concept of service-oriented total health care has been the molding ideal of MediCard. The competition is vast, and the benefits being offered by the competitors are tempting. However, MEDICard has taken the lead in providing innovative and productive ideas that cut down the cost of health maintenance without compromising its quality.

MediCardnow boasts of more than half a million members and over 54,000 accredited doctors in over 1,000 hospitals and clinics nationwide. It also operates 16 MediCard free-standing clinics that provide services at par with those offered by hospitals minus the confinement.

MediCardis currentlylooking for assertive, dynamic and energetic individuals to fill up the following vacancy:

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Checks for newly admitted members with the admitting section of each assigned hospital and checks the ER for possible admissions from time to time (if ER visits are allowed by hospital for Field LO).
• Informs the TL of all admitted members and possible admissions if applicable, as well as requests for preapproval received with all the necessary details and discusses the appropriate cost containment measure to be applied to the case.
• Field LO visits the member to get the history of present illness and other pertinent information and explains to the admitted members: the benefits and limitations of his/her coverage. Provincial Inhouse LOs on the other hand, accomplishes this through call.
• Liaison Officers shall inform the member of the required documents and discharge process of the said hospital.
• Gathers the necessary information about the member's availment, through patient's charts and through the attending physician or coordinator and monitors the progress of the course in the ward for still admitted patients of their respective hospitals to determine early opportunities for discharge and to ensure that management is medically necessary.
• Issues letter of authorization for admitted members at assigned hospital for each covered availment and personally makes the confined member sign the said issued LOA.
• Coordinates the applied cost containment measure with the attending physician such as updating progress and recovery of the member to facilitate earlier discharge of the member as part of the LOS management or steerage options and bridge the concerns of the admitted members if any.
• Assists admitted members during discharge and offers other services such as but not limited to scheduling of follow ups, home service, pharmacy service, telemed etc.
• Reviews the Itemized bills of the member to check for unusual charges and properly endorses the final coverage upon discharge, payables of the member as well as the disapproved charges to the hospital.
• Updates all discharge details in MIMS and attaches all pertinent document in the shared folder with claims upon discharge.
• Accomplishes progress notes duly signed by patient daily.
• Sends location to Team leader each time he/she transfers from home hospital to the other.
• Sends itinerary to TL daily.
• Perform other task that may be assigned from time to time.

** Provincial Inhouse Liaison officer has the same duties and responsibilities but does all the Liaising through call only. Documents such as loa, progress notes are either signed by member electronically and sent to the respective hospitals via email or the hospital staff makes the member sign.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of 4-year medical course
• With or without experience
• Willing to undergo training in Makati and do fieldwork

At MediCard, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to fostering innovation, collaboration, and growth. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic, feels valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents.

Our inclusive hiring practices ensure that we attract, hire, and retain the best talent from all backgrounds. We strive to provide equal opportunities for all candidates and promote a culture of respect, fairness, and transparency. We are dedicated to continuously improving our processes and policies to eliminate biases and barriers, ensuring that every employee has the support and resources they need to thrive.

MediCard is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.