Program Assistant - General Medicine

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Primary Purpose: | | | | The person in this position is a member of the Patient Centered | | Medical Home where each team member plays an integral role in | | providing patient-centered health care.The incumbent is responsible | | in assisting the PCMH team in population management, facilitating | | referrals follow up, managing care opportunities, and documents | | necessary for an efficient and enhanced patient centered care. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Essential Duties: | | | | - Assists in population management activities, which includes but | | not limited to contacting and scheduling patient appointments, | | reminder calls, sending letters etc. | | - Assists in coordinating referral, emergency department and | | hospital follow up | | - Assists in managing disease specific care opportunities using | | health plan data | | - Assists in the completion of various forms such as EPSDT, MDX, | | OPTUM etc. | | - Assists in coordinating Hepatitis B/Newborn screening as | | necessary | | - Takes images for Diabetic Retinal Exams | | - Creates and organizes medical assistants scheduling | | - Ensures timely patient follow up care as necessary | | - Enters and tracks data in EMR or other population management tool | | in a timely manner as required | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Other Duties: | | | | Participates in care team meetings | | | | Perform other related duties as assigned | | | | Observe safety and security procedures; determine appropriate actions | | beyond guidelines; report potentially unsafe conditions; use | | equipment and materials properly. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Minimum Qualification Requirements: | | | | Skills/Knowledge: | | | | Medical terminology proficiency required | | | | Computer proficiency required | | | | Ability to type 60 words per minute | | | | Ability to add, subtract, multiple and divide in all units of | | measures, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals | | | | Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret | | graphs | | | | Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions | | furnished in written, oral or diagram form | | | | Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variable in | | standard situations | | | | Education: | | | | High School Diploma required and medical assistant certification | | preferred | | | | One year certificate from college or technical school or equivalent | | combination of education and experience | | | | Experience: | | | | 1 year general experience in working in a community or hospital | | setting preferred | | | | Must obtain MA certification within 12 months | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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