What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant - Wound Center position at McLaren Lapeer Region?
Position Summary:
Schedules appointments, obtains insurance benefits, authorizations and obtains referrals on some insurances. Assist physician with patient visits.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for contacting insurance carriers to verify the patient's eligibility and benefits
- Gathers appropriate information, claim numbers, addresses, etc. for billing purposes
- Responsible for authorization on some insurance
- Accurately prepares and enters patient charges via computer
- Assists in establishing need for charge codes
- Able to verify input of patient charges
- Obtains physician orders and consults as needed
- Performs duties and procedures as directed by supervisor/medical director.
- Proficient use and maintenance of necessary supplies and equipment required to meet patient, physicians or departments needs
- Monitors registration errors and communicates them to the Patient Access Supervisor or Manager
- Maintains census/visit information
- Assembles charts
- Obtains and verifies appropriate insurance information, referrals and authorizations
- Documents necessary information clearly and completely in the computer system
- Performs miscellaneous office duties including answering phones, filing, photocopying, typing reports, sorting mail and ordering supplies
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested
- Has the ability to adjust plans and reprioritize to accomplish the normal operations in addition to the unexpected ones
Qualifications:
Required:
- Graduate of accredited school of Medical Assistant, or 1 year of Medical Assistant experience.
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Previous medical assisting, nurse aide or technical experience
- Previous clerical experience
- BLS certification within 3 months of hire
Preferred:
- Previous experience working with insurance verification
- Phlebotomy experience/certification
- Successfully completion of a Hyperbaric medicine course.( Qualified Nurse Aide or Medical Assistant may monitor dives after successful completion of course/and 40 hour orientation; and function only at times in the hyperbaric technician role only when hyperbaric technician is not available)
- Experience working in a Wound & Hyperbaric Center