Senior Medical Assistant & Care Coordinator

UCSF Health; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Health is seeking a Hospital Assistant III to support ambulatory services, assist in patient care, and manage front/back office duties in a busy clinic environment.

The role requires strong communication, organizational, and computer skills, with experience in insurance verification and authorizations, and familiarity with Word/Excel. CPT-1 certification is preferred; CPR is required.

Qualifications

• Certification from an approved Medical Assistant program.
• Current CPR certification (American Heart Association).
• One year of recent experience in a busy health care environment.
• Familiarity with insurance verification and authorizations.
• Proficient with Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivery of patient care in the practice.
• Support front and back office activities: scheduling, pre-registration, referrals, authorizations.
• Coordinate insurance authorizations and hospital admission arrangements.
• Liaise with referring physicians’ offices and outside providers.

Skills

Patient care

Insurance verification

Authorization processing

Word and Excel

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Team physician liaison

Keyboarding

Education

Medical Assistant program certification

CPR Certification (American Heart Association)

CPT-1 Certification

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

UCSF Health is seeking a Hospital Assistant III to support ambulatory services, assist in patient care, and manage front/back office duties in a busy clinic environment.

The role requires strong communication, organizational, and computer skills, with experience in insurance verification and authorizations, and familiarity with Word/Excel. CPT-1 certification is preferred; CPR is required.