Medical Administrative Assistant

Hourly, Non-Exempt Position

Responsible for maintaining patient files and checking patient's insurance eligibility, responding to requests for medical records, and other clerical duties.

Accountable to Residential Care Management.

Job Duties : Responsible for maintaining files and checking patient's insurance eligibility including the following :

• Organize, file, and retrieve patient medical records.
• File various medical documentation through our EMR system, including but not limited to patient notes, radiology reports and lap results.
• Maintain patient admissions and discharges from various EMR systems
• Provide secretarial support to clinical staff.
• Responsible for entering patient charges due into EMR system
• Maintain over 550 patient rosters on daily basis
• Verify insurance eligibility for scheduled appointments under various EMR systems for over 250 patients daily.
• Scan in all patient data, reports upon receipt of information.
• Create charts for new patients and ensure consents get collected.
• Ensure all provider-patient visits are scheduled correctly into our EMR system.
• Provide monthly provider reports to over 550 licensed Board and Cares
• Transcribe patient medical notes to various EMR system that license Board and Cares utilize
• Answer telephone calls promptly and courteously
• Assist in compiling data and information for reports required by external agencies and regulatory authorities.
• Handle protected health information in a manner consistent with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
• Keep supervisor informed of problems or issues and suggest solutions.
• Consistently demonstrate and uphold CCCHC's principle of providing quality health and human services to the medically underserved and low-income populations in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Punctuality and Attendance : This is an essential job duty for CCCHC's employees given the impact on patients.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Special Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attributes :

Education and Experience Requirements :

Working Conditions :

Central City Community Health Center offers a dynamic work environment with competitive salaries and benefits. Central City Community Health Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Central City complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.