What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Coordinator / Medical Assistant position at Upperline Health?

About Us

Upperline Health launched in 2017 and is one of the nation's leading comprehensive and coordinated lower extremity healthcare organizations. Upperline Health provides the highest quality integrated health services to more patients in need through a skilled and compassionate team. We specialize in targeting patients at risk of developing complications and intervening earlier with an innovative care management approach to prevent more serious consequences. Upperline Health is based out of Nashville, TN and currently has practices in Alabama, California, Florida, Indiana, Georgia and Tennessee.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit options include medical, dental and vision, 401K and PTO.

Uniforms are provided

About the Medical Assistant / Patient Care Coordinator Role

Upperline Health Florida is seeking an energetic, compassionate and driven Patient Care Coordinator / Medical Assistant to assist our physicians in delivering complex health services in the clinic setting. This person will work in our Clermont and surrounding office locations and will be responsible for supporting the physician with a range of clinical and administrative tasks. Responsibilities will be varied, and candidates must be multitalented, flexible problem solvers who are eager to tackle complex problems and tasks. Ideal candidates will also have podiatry or orthopedic experience as well as x-ray experience.

Medical Assistant Responsibilities

Place patients in exam rooms, ensuring that they are ready and comfortable for their appointment with the physician
Complete exam intake, including but not limited to, reviewing the patient's medical history, social history, surgical history, and the history of present illness
Ensure accurate charting for the physician
Provide patient care under the direction of a podiatric physician including taking and developing x-rays and assisting in the exam room as required
Perform daily administrative tasks such as stocking all exam rooms and disposing of exam room trash
Responsible for cleaning and sterilizing exam and x-ray rooms both after each patient visit and at the end of the each day
Sterilize instruments daily
Satisfy and document appropriately required MIPS quality measures

Patient Care Coordinator Responsibilities

Responsible for front desk receptionist duties, including answering phone calls, greeting patients, obtaining required patient information, and ensuring that the entrance area is clean and organized

Assist patients with scheduling appointments

Effectively maintain on-time appointment schedules by notifying physicians when patients have arrived

Retrieve and file patient records as needed

Collect payment from patients

Maintain accurate patient records by updating patient's information and scanning documents into EMR as needed

Responsible for office supply inventory, including checking, ordering and stocking supplies

Protect patient rights by maintaining confidentiality of patient records

Contribute to team effort by assisting with additional duties and when support is requested

Patient Care Coordinator Qualifications

Experience as a front-office receptionist or assisting in an office or healthcare clinic or in customer service

Prior experience working in a podiatric or orthopedic practice is preferred

Medical billing and coding experience is highly preferred

Bilingual Spanish is highly preferred

Experience working in an EMR, Athenahealth is preferred

Must be an effective communicator with excellent grammar and interpersonal skills

Exceptional customer service orientation featuring empathetic, compassionate, and professional demeanor with each interaction

Demonstrated experience as a motivated and dedicated team member with a stable work history

Thrives in a fast-paced collaborative environment

Reliable transportation and the ability to pass a drug test and a background check is required

Medical Assistant Experience Qualifications

Previous Medical Assistant experience

Podiatry or Orthopedic clinic experience preferred

X-ray experience is a plus

Excellent computer skills and strong knowledge of medical terminology

Previous experience working in an EMR - preferably athena EMR

Must be an effective communicator with excellent grammar and interpersonal skills

Exceptional customer service orientation featuring an empathetic, compassionate and professional demeanor with each interaction

Demonstrated experience as a motivated and dedicated team member with a stable work history

Reliable transportation and the ability to pass a background check and drug test is required

Compensation

Compensation is commensurate to compensation for similar positions in the region and based on prior training and experience.

Job Type : Full-time

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