Medical Assistant - Wound Center

McLaren Health Care; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Lapeer, MI is seeking a part-time Medical Assistant to support patient flow at the Wound Center. You will schedule appointments, verify insurance benefits and authorizations, and assist physicians during visits.

The role requires MA training or equivalent experience, plus clerical skills and BLS certification. You will handle billing inputs, chart assembly, and everyday administrative tasks in a busy clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited Medical Assistant program or 1 year MA experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous medical assisting, nurse aide or technical experience.
• Previous clerical experience.
• BLS certification within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Contact insurance carriers to verify eligibility and benefits.
• Gather necessary information for billing and claim processing.
• Obtain authorizations on applicable insurances.
• Enter patient charges accurately in the computer system.
• Assist in establishing charge codes and verify input of charges.
• Obtain physician orders and referrals as needed.
• Support in the Wound Center during patient visits as directed.
• Maintain census/visit information and assemble charts.
• Answer phones, file, photocopy and order supplies as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor or medical director.

Skills

Medical Assistant

Clerical experience

BLS certification

Insurance verification

Phlebotomy

Hyperbaric medicine course

Education

Medical Assistant program

High school diploma

Job description

Position Summary:

Schedules appointments, obtains insurance benefits, authorizations and obtains referrals on some insurances. Assist physician with patient visits for the Wound Center.

Position Summary:

Schedules appointments, obtains insurance benefits, authorizations and obtains referrals on some insurances. Assist physician with patient visits for the Wound Center.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for contacting insurance carriers to verify the patient's eligibility and benefits
• Gathers appropriate information, claim numbers, addresses, etc. for billing purposes
• Responsible for authorization on some insurance
• Accurately prepares and enters patient charges via computer
• Assists in establishing need for charge codes
• Able to verify input of patient charges
• Obtains physician orders and consults as needed
• Performs duties and procedures as directed by supervisor/medical director.
• Proficient use and maintenance of necessary supplies and equipment required to meet patient, physicians or departments needs
• Monitors registration errors and communicates them to the Patient Access Supervisor or Manager
• Maintains census/visit information
• Assembles charts
• Obtains and verifies appropriate insurance information, referrals and authorizations
• Documents necessary information clearly and completely in the computer system
• Performs miscellaneous office duties including answering phones, filing, photocopying, typing reports, sorting mail and ordering supplies
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested
• Has the ability to adjust plans and reprioritize to accomplish the normal operations in addition to the unexpected ones

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications:

Required:

• Graduate of accredited school of Medical Assistant, or 1 year of Medical Assistant experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous medical assisting, nurse aide or technical experience
• Previous clerical experience
• BLS certification within 3 months of hire

Preferred:

• Previous experience working with insurance verification
• Phlebotomy experience/certification
• Successfully completion of a Hyperbaric medicine course.( Qualified Nurse Aide or Medical Assistant may monitor dives after successful completion of course/and 40 hour orientation; and function only at times in the hyperbaric technician role only when hyperbaric technician is not available)
• Experience working in a Wound & Hyperbaric Center

Additional Information

• Schedule: Part-time
• Requisition ID: 26004673
• Daily Work Times: 7:30am-4pm
• Hours Per Pay Period: 48
• On Call: No
• Weekends: No