Health Management Coordinator/Medical Assistant-Surgery

highmarkhealth; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network seeks an organized Medical Assistant to support both administrative and clinical operations. You will prep exam rooms, assist providers during exams, and help manage patient scheduling and physician calendars.

The role requires a Medical Assistant certification and about 2 years of clerical/insurance verification experience in a medical office, plus proficiency with multiple software programs. Occasional travel to satellite offices may be required.

Qualifications

• Medical Assistant certification is required.
• Approximately 2 years of clerical support, insurance verification and registration experience in a medical office setting or equivalent education.
• Experience with multiple computer software programs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and oversees clerical and clinical functions.
• Prep exam rooms, room patients, and assist healthcare providers during exams, procedures, testing, and injections.
• Schedules patients for procedures, tests, and visits; maintains physician calendars and acts as liaison between physicians and patients.
• Screens and directs phone calls; responds to internal and external inquiries.
• Supports front office activities including registration, chart prep, insurance verifications, precertifications, and billing functions.
• Orders and tracks inventory of operational and clinical items.
• May travel to satellite offices to support physicians as required.

Job description

Company :

Allegheny Health Network Job Description :

General Overview

Supports and enhances the activities of the practice by providing administrative and clinical support and coordinating daily operations.

Essential Responsibilities

• Coordinates and oversees clerical and clinical functions. (20%)
• Coordinates and/or performs clinical support duties not limited to preparing exam rooms, rooming patients to obtain health and physical information, and assisting healthcare providers in the delivery of patient care during exams, procedures, testing and administering injections. (20%)
• Schedules patients for procedures, diagnostic testing, and/or office visits. Provides patients with instructions and serves as liaison between the physician and patients. Maintains physician(s) calendars. (20%)
• Screens and directs telephone calls as appropriate. Takes appropriate actions and responds to internal and external customer inquiries. (20%)
• Supports front office including registration, chart preparation, insurance verifications, precertifications, and billing functions. (15%)
• Orders and tracks inventory of operational and clinical items. (5%)
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.
• May travel to satellite office locations to support physician(s) as required.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Medical Assistant certification
• 2 years of clerical support, insurance verification and registration experience in a medical office setting or equivalent education
• Experience with multiple computer software programs

Preferred

• Associate's Degree
• Driver's license

Additional Employment Requirements

• CPR - American Heart Association
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

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