MedStar Health · 1 day ago
Clinical Associate - PRN
Bethesda, MD
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$18/hr - $29.74/hrMedStar Health is looking for a Clinical Associate to join their team at MedStar Ambulatory Services, which is one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region. The Clinical Associate will perform clinical and administrative duties in an ambulatory care setting, including patient interaction, documentation, and assisting providers with patient exams.
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Responsibilities
Documents clinically related activities accurately in the patient’s medical record
Provides telephone screening services to gather information
Contacts insurance companies to obtain pre-authorizations for patient medications and specialty referrals including insurance authorization
May assist with registering patients including insurance verification and collection of copays
Screens all patients for potential preventative care needs, ongoing support, barriers to care, safety concerns and urgent/emergent medical conditions, and potential fall risk
May assist provider with patient preparation for the examination, minor office procedures, and education of patients
May perform lab draws, EKGs and event monitor hook-ups
Participates in population management activities including an awareness of the populations they serve and engages the patient in self-management support, goal setting, pre-visit planning, and the capturing of information that leads to health care improvement activities
May conduct surveillance for transitions of care, emergent care, or follow-up tasks such as retrieval of documents associated with referrals/testing
Identifies potential behavioral health needs of patients based on medical history using appropriate screening tools and notifies the provider of findings
As part of a High-Reliability Organization, reports actual and potential problems concerning patients, families, and associates
Participates in ongoing performance improvement initiatives to increase safety
On occasion, may be tasked to ensure ongoing compliance by maintaining and auditing temperature logs, ensuring all supplies including medications are current/ unexpired, checking and maintaining emergency equipment
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma/ GED
Customer service experience or prior experience in a healthcare organization
Preferred
Experience working with electronic medical records
Company
MedStar Health
MedStar Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization
Founded in 1999
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$29MKey Investors
American Medical AssociationAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityA. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation
2023-06-21Grant
2022-09-27Grant· $2M
2020-07-03Grant· $27M
Leadership Team
David Mayer
Executive Director MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety Quality and Safety CEO Patient Safety Mo
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