Health Services Assistant

Primary City/State:

Mesa, Arizona

Department Name:

Health Mgmt

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Clinical Care

A rewarding career that fits your life. As an employer of the future, we are proud to offer our team members many career and lifestyle choices including remote & hybrid work options. If you’re looking to leverage your abilities – you belong at Banner.

Banner Plans & Networks (BPN) is a nationally recognized healthcare leader that integrates Medicare and private health plans. Our main goal is to reduce healthcare costs while keeping our members in optimal health. BPN is known for its innovative, collaborative, and team-oriented approach to healthcare. We offer diverse career opportunities, from entry-level to leadership positions, and extend our innovation to employment settings by including remote and hybrid opportunities.

As a Health Services Assistant, you will help support the Care Management Team. You will offer assistance with the coordination of appointments for members, the sending out of mailings at our Mesa Corporate location, and the coordination administrative tasks for the clinical team.

You will be work location will be at the Banner Mesa Corporate Center and some work in a remote home office. Your work week will be day shifts Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. If this role sounds like the one for you, Apply Today!

Banner Health Network (BHN) is an accountable care organization that joins Arizona's largest health care provider, Banner Health, and an extensive network of primary care and specialty physicians to provide the most comprehensive healthcare solutions for Maricopa County and parts of Pinal County. Through BHN, known nationally as an innovative leader in new health care models, insurance plans and physicians are coming together to work collaboratively to keep members in optimal health, while reducing costs.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position is responsible for optimizing the experience of patients and families who receive care within the hospital and ambulatory care setting. Effectively interfaces and collaborates with providers and staff to identify solutions to care coordination, involving all team members as needed. This position supports the multidisciplinary team with member navigational services through referral from the team or retrospectively from the payer.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Researches concerns and provides resolutions to patient’s issues and needs, in collaboration with all team members.

2. This position is responsible for on-going client data collection and documentation in the medical record. Engages the appropriate resources within the multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal results for the patient, family, and care givers.

3. Offers assistance with coordinating multiple appointments, utilizing the scheduling systems to ensure thorough communication across the multiple disciplines.

4. Provides a list of care gaps to the multidisciplinary team and works to coordinate to close gaps/issues. Bridges gaps between the member and the clinical team including but not limited to following up with members, asking about needs and obstacles, and addressing health literacy, cultural issues and social-class barriers.

5. Meets and accompanies the patient and family to their initial appointments with providers before and after acute and post-acute transition.

6. Establishes and promotes a collaborative relationship with physicians, payers, and other members of the health care team. Collects and communicates pertinent, timely information to payers and others to fulfill utilization and regulatory requirements.

7. Educates internal members of the health care team on care management and managed care concepts. Facilitates integration of concepts into daily practice.

8. Works independently to provide excellent patient care. Internal customers include patients, staff, and physicians. External customers include patient family and members of the community.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

Requires a knowledge of medical terminology as normally obtained through the completion of, Medical Assistant Training, Patient Care Technician or Certified Nursing Assistant Training and 2 years of health care experience.

Requires excellent time management and problem-solving skills, ability to meet constantly shifting deadlines and timelines and excellent customer service and recovery skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in social work preferred.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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