Clinical Access Specialist

MedStar Health; Brandywine (MD); Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Clinical Access Specialist, a hybrid role focused on supporting patients through effective communication and scheduling. You will engage in direct patient interaction, triage calls, and ensure seamless operations within a busy call center environment. Ideal candidates will have a background in medical assistance or nursing, with a strong commitment to providing excellent care.

Qualifications

• Completion of an approved Medical Assistant or LPN program required.
• 2 years customer service experience in a high-volume role.
• Telephonic customer service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound and outbound clinical calls and triage needs.
• Schedule patients for follow-up and lab appointments.
• Maintain patient call documentation and report workflow concerns.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Decision-making skills

Empathy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Medical Assistant program or LPN program

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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General Summary Of Position

We have a full-time, day shift, hybrid opportunity at our call center in Brandywine. The Clinical Access Specialist will assist with inbound and outbound clinical calls, will triage calls, and connect patients with the clinical care team. This role is also responsible for scheduling patients for follow-up and lab appointments.

General Summary Of Position

We have a full-time, day shift, hybrid opportunity at our call center in Brandywine. The Clinical Access Specialist will assist with inbound and outbound clinical calls, will triage calls, and connect patients with the clinical care team. This role is also responsible for scheduling patients for follow-up and lab appointments.

Certified or Registered Medical Assistant required or LPN license required.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Is responsible for inbound and outbound call handling to identify and assess callers' needs quickly and accurately.
• Maintains alertness for patient/caller medical or health issues that may need to be addressed urgently. Promptly notifies clinical personnel or intervenes as per departmental protocol.
• Demonstrates ability to use various MedStar Health technology and software applications as required to assist with the caller's needs; documents patient/family call encounters; and reports patient/workflow concerns as appropriate applying chain of command.
• Demonstrates behavior consistent with MedStar Health mission, vision, goals, SPIRIT values, objectives, and patient care philosophy.
• Maintains scheduling and lab call back protocol knowledge base and designated skills in order to meet established goals for scheduling accuracy, results call backs, daily call metrics, and defined individual/team goals.
• Maintains subject matter knowledge of assigned specialties and/or lab call back scripting and workflows to effectively address patient inquiries, prepare prescription refill requests, lab result inquiries, and clinical questions to the providers.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Completion of an approved Medical Assistant (MA) program required or completion of an approved LPN program.
• One year of relevant education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
  
  

Experience

• 2 years of experience in a high-volume customer service industry position analyzing and resolving customer concerns from basic to complex in nature. required.
• 1-2 years Telephonic customer service experience typically acquired in a call center role, front desk reception, hospital, or medical office scheduling environment required.
  
  

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)-AAMA Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) by the American Association of Medical Assistants required or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)-American Medical Technologists Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through American Medical Technologists or equivalent within 12 months of hire required or LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - State Licensure required.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to type 40 WPM accurately.
• Intermediate proficiency with software applications including creating and editing Microsoft Word documents and Excel spreadsheets.
• Ability to navigate through multiple technology programs simultaneously while speaking with patients/families on the telephone.
• Exceptional interpersonal and telephone communication skills and use of grammatically correct written communication.
• Ability to empathize with and prioritize MedStar customer needs while remaining composed, focused and demonstrate compassion during stressful situations.
• Good communication and decision-making skills, especially while multi-tasking.
• Ability to work in a high-stress and complexity environment applying a high sense of urgency. Strong attention to details.
  
  

This position has a hiring range of $19.17 - $33.08

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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