Provider Support Assistant - Pediatrics Cardiology

Duke Clinical Research Institute; Durham (NC); Presencial; USD 25.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Duke Health Integrated Practice is seeking a Provider Support Assistant to perform administrative and secretarial duties in support of divisional activities, helping relieve physicians and staff of clerical tasks.

The role involves coordinating patient evaluations and services, communicating with clinicians and patients, and contributing to workflow improvements within a busy outpatient environment.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• One year of clerical, office support, or related experience required; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate new and returning patient clinical evaluations and medical services, including hospital admissions, clinic referrals, labs and radiologic studies, including pre-operative services and imaging with/without sedation.
• Consult with physicians regarding appointments, questions about visits, prescriptions, referrals, and treatment plans.
• Serve as communication link between care providers and outpatients; send updated medical summaries and records to requesting providers or patients.
• Perform other projects to improve clinic efficiency and maintain organized materials; attend weekly meetings.

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

1 year clerical/office experience or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Duke Health Integrated Practice

Duke Health Integrated Practice comprises more than 110 primary and specialty outpatient clinics, extending the reach of the Duke Health mission across the state of North Carolina.

JOB LOCATION

Pediatrics Cardiology - Duke Hospital, 2391 Erwin Road Durham, NC 27710

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking aProvider Support Assistant to perform administrative and secretarial duties of a complex and confidential nature in support of divisional activities to relieve physicians and medical professional personnel of clerical and administrative responsibilities.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicate with patients, families and referring physicians to schedule and coordinate new and returning patient clinical evaluations and medical services, including hospital admissions, clinic appointment referrals to and from the assigned clinic, lab and radiological studies, including pre-operative services, outpatient procedures and radiologic imaging with and without sedation.
• Consult with physicians concerning making appointments, messages regarding questions about visit, Rx, referrals, treatment plan, etc.
• Serve as communication link between care providers (faculty, fellows and extenders) and outpatients to include answering calls in division headquarters and returning patient phone calls when appropriate. Send out updated medical summaries to requesting providers, services or patients. Examples include: medical records to referred specialist, visit notes/letters to referring MD.
• Perform otherprojects to improve the efficiency of clinic/patient care, such as keeping current and organized materials in the division. Examples include: Intake/History forms to be completed prior to visit. Attend weekly meeting to coordinate patient activities for the week.

JOB ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or equivalent education required.
• One year of clerical, office support, or related experience is required; or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

JOB HOURS

The schedule for this position is day shifts, Monday-Friday, with no weekends or holidays.

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