Patient Administration Technician (Notional Opportunity)

Davita Inc.; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Patient Administration Tech to provide essential administrative support at healthcare sites. This role involves patient registration, maintaining documentation, and ensuring compliance with professional standards. Candidates should have experience in administrative roles within a medical setting, strong organizational skills, and current CPR certification.

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience as a Patient Administration Tech required.
• Strong communication, computer, typing, and organizational skills necessary.
• Current CPR certification is a must.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine and urgent administrative support to healthcare sites.
• Register new patients into the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Maintain patient waiting areas and assist in improving intake processes.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Typing

Education

2 years' experience as a Patient Administration Tech

Current CPR certification

Participation in HIPAA training

Job description

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Patient Administration Tech (PAT) provides routine and urgent administrative support to healthcare sites, including:
• Receiving patients for medical care and assisting in improving patient intake processes.
• Maintaining patient waiting areas.
• Registering new patients into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and updating demographic information.
• Preparing and consolidating medical documents and files; scanning documents into the EMR.
• Maintaining medical evacuation data and tracking patient location and disposition after evacuation.
• Processing patient visit data for reports.
• Establishing procedures to maximize patient privacy according to HIPAA and standards.
• Supporting logistics tasks such as receiving and routing materials.
• Providing services in accordance with professional standards and Acuity’s high-quality standards.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years' experience as a Patient Administration Tech.
• Training or employment in a medical administrative role.
• Military service as a Patient Administration professional (preferred).
• Familiarity with medical terminology (preferred).
• Strong communication, computer, typing, and organizational skills.
• Current CPR certification.
• Participation in HIPAA and other relevant training.
• Recent clinical experience in direct patient care within the last 6 months.
• US citizenship or permanent residency in the US for at least 3 of the past 5 years.

Preferred Qualifications include:

• Current adjudicated Department of Homeland Security clearance.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions:

• Prolonged sitting and standing.
• Bending, stooping, and lifting as needed for patient care.

Acuity International is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability.