DENALI HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS LLC · 1 week ago
Administrative Assistant
Fairbanks, AK
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelDENALI HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS LLC is an established and rapidly growing medical practice seeking a medical assistant to join its dedicated healthcare team. The role involves greeting patients, managing patient records, scheduling appointments, and providing direct support to healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.
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Responsibilities
Greets, welcomes and directs patients, visitors, and healthcare professionals; answers telephone calls and voice mail messages; retrieves and processes facsimiles and mail; handles correspondence
Registers patients; reviews office policies with patients; obtains, verifies, and updates demographic and insurance data; collects information from patient and clinical data and medical records from referring physicians
Creates patient chart for new patients; updates and files data, test reports and correspondence in medical charts; verifies accuracy and completeness of patient’s chart; maintains security and integrity of medical records
Verifies patients’ insurance benefits; obtains pre-authorizations for diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures; explains fee estimates to patient along with insurance benefits; collects copayments
Schedules appointments with patients for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and follow-up office visits
Provides direct services for patients including: handling patients’ schedule of appointments; instructing and educating patients on clinical protocols and testing procedures; obtaining informed consent for recommended procedures; providing support to patients in walking, dressing, and moving patients throughout the office
Obtains and processes specimens; prepares patients for examination; and performs point of care testing. Provides support to physicians and nurse practitioners by performing various procedures. Takes vital signs and obtains other relevant information, such as weight, height, drug allergies, current medications and recurring problems
Sends and receives patients’ medical records; receives hospital notes, x-ray/lab reports, and referral information; sends instructions to patients and/or families from physician; communicates with referring physician and other health care professionals working on patient’s case to ensure continuity of care
Responsible for managing patients’ charts to ensure that information is accurate, timely and complete
Responsible for writing orders using the electronic medical record system and processing prescription refill requests on behalf of the physician provided that ordering physician reviews and approves the prescription
Responsible for performing inventories, tracking, ordering, and stocking office and medical items as necessary
Responsible for maintaining logging system as needed for refrigeration of medications, point of care testing, sterilization process, crash cart, or others as needed
Responsible for ensuring that office environment is safe, healthy and secure at all times and for abiding by all federal and state regulations
Qualification
Required
American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR or BCLS certification
Excellent written and verbal communications skills; good computer skills
Effective customer service skills; social skills; and age-specific and cultural competencies
Effective organizational and time-management skills
Company
DENALI HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS LLC
Denali Healthcare Specialists, LLC is an Alaska based medical office specializing in Neurology, Pulmonology and Infusion Services.
Founded in 2018
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase