Medical Support Assistant (Advanced)

Talentify; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lexington Veterans Health Care System in Lexington, Kentucky seeks an Advanced Medical Support Assistant in the Patient Support Unit of the Health Administration Service. This role supports Intensive Care, Progressive Care, Telemetry, Mental Health, Medical, and Surgery units in a teaching hospital environment.

Affiliated with the University of Kentucky, the facility emphasizes coordinated care delivery and inpatient administrative support within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Interpreting and verifying provider orders for inpatient care.
• Securing hospital follow-up appointments for discharged patients.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting and verifying provider orders.
• Securing follow-up appointments for discharged patients.

Skills

Medical administration

Interprofessional collaboration

Order verification

Appointment scheduling

Job description

The incumbent serves as an Advanced Medical Support Assistant in the Patient Support Unit of the Health Administration Service in support of Intensive Care, Progressive Care, Telemetry, Mental Health, Medical, and Surgery units. The Lexington Veterans Health Care System (LVAHCS) located in Lexington, Kentucky is a teaching hospital affiliated with University of Kentucky.

Duties

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

The AMSA provides specialized and expert administrative patient support while working collaboratively in an interprofessional coordinated care delivery model. The inpatient AMSA is responsible for interpreting and verifying provider orders and securing hospital follow-up appointments for discharged patients.

Other assignments at this level include, but are not limited to: