Mobile Appointment Assistant

Agrace; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Agrace is seeking a Mobile Appointment Assistant to join their dedicated team. This remote full-time position focuses on providing administrative support and customer service during virtual visits for hospice and palliative care. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and a high school diploma. You will play a crucial role in supporting patient-centered care and ensuring accurate documentation in medical records.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plans with employer matching

Generous Paid Time Off

Comprehensive onboarding and mentorship

Qualifications

• Ability to tailor communications to a broad audience.
• Experience with industry specific software related to patient medical records.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support patient care by documenting vitals and treatment plans in EHR.
• Facilitate communication between patients and healthcare providers.
• Ensure fulfillment of agency regulatory requirements.

Skills

Communication

Confidentiality

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Location: Remote

Full-time 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week) | Day Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Make a lasting impact with Agrace

Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are looking for a role that helps support meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!

Description

Location: Remote

Full-time 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week) | Day Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Make a lasting impact with Agrace

Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are looking for a role that helps support meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!

How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)

The Mobile Appointment Assistant is responsible for patient and family satisfaction by providing administrative support and in-person customer service for patients during virtual visits with Agrace Physicians and/or Nurse Practitioners (NPs). This position, as directed by Agrace providers, supports patients, families, and providers by documenting vitals, concerns, and treatment plans in the patient’s electronic health record (EHR), ensuring fulfillment of agency regulatory requirements. This role also facilitates technology access and may coordinate interpreter service needs for patient visits, partnering with Agrace clinical staff to deliver efficient and high-quality patient care. The Mobile Appointment Assistant is responsible for patient and family centered care consistent with Agrace philosophy, goals, standards, regulations and policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Documentation
• Document patient history, vitals, examination findings, diagnoses, and other changes in patient condition in the EHR, as instructed by the medical provider.
• b. Document activities related to patient care, including conversations and communications, relevant familyinformation, and provider recommendations in the EHR, as instructed by the medical provider.
• Maintain medical records, including obtaining physical forms and signatures, if required.
• Submit provider orders as instructed to obtain DME supplies, prescriptions, etc. for the patient.
• Provide copies of documentation to patient and/or power of attorney when appropriate, as requested.
• Document and report significant change in condition or unusual incidents to appropriate InterdisciplinaryTeam Member such as client abuse/neglect, suicidal intent, harmful coping mechanisms or violence, etc.

• Communication
• By virtual resource, connect the patient with the Agrace Physician/NP for interview and exam.
• As directed by Agrace clinical staff, reinforce patient, family, and facility partner education.
• Coordinate communication among nursing staff, physicians, other departments, outside agencies/providers, professional staff, patients, and families as appropriate.
• Facilitate communication through medical interpreter services available, if needed.
• Refer requests that are out-of-scope and related to patient care to the appropriate clinical staff.
• 3. Other Duties
• Participate in internal work groups, meetings and committees relative to position responsibilities
  
  

You Bring (Qualifications)

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to tailor communications to a broad range of audiences
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite, messaging and teleconference systems, and virtual meeting software
• Experience with, or ability to quickly learn, industry specific software related to patient medical records
• Ability to be flexible in time and task to meet organizational needs
• Ability to maintain confidentiality about patients, families, caregivers, staff, donors, and organizational
• intellectual property.
• Ability to use proper body mechanics and standard precautions
  
  
  

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28+ hours per week (.7 FTE +)
• Retirement plans with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off
• Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development
  
  
  

About Agrace

For more than 45 years, Agrace has been an innovator and leader in both caring for patients and their families, and in educating others about death, dying and grief. We are the largest hospice provider in Wisconsin. Well known for end-of-life care, Agrace also serves people across southern Wisconsin who are aging, seriously ill or grieving.

At Agrace we are strengthened by the unique experiences, cultures and traditions of our staff, patients and clients.

Together, we pursue a vision in which every Agrace staff member is treated fairly, and every patient and client experiences the respectful, individualized care they need and deserve.

We foster a culture of belonging that celebrates people’s uniqueness and leads to meaningful, empathetic connections.

Agrace HospiceCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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