Medical Office Receptionist Oncology
Overview:
The Medical Office Rep 1 coordinates and participates in a variety of duties associated with daily clinic preparation process, patient identification, patient check in/out, patient appointment scheduling and chemotherapy treatment scheduling.This employee also maintains department patient care supplies, ensures timely flow of patients, and assists physicians, advance practice providers, and nurses to provide optimal care to patients and families. Conveys a positive image and provides information to ensure patient's needs are met.
Responsibilities:
Answers telephone, takes and delivers messages to physicians, nurses and others. Reports medical information obtained from patients and referring physicians accurately, completely and in a timely manner. Distributes all messages according to practice communication standards.
Manage all incoming patient care requests related to in-basket activities, referrals, work queue activity, and incoming telephone calls.
Competent and proficient with coverage and rules that apply to eligibility, network coverage, and benefits.
Trained or competent to initiate and secure prior authorizations as needed.
Ability to build and maintain EPIC schedules. Manage provider or department schedules: rescheduling patients, holding providers time off, monitoring the schedule for errors, making and submitting template changes to Cadence team.
Rooming patients: Collecting pertinent information regarding the patient's chief complaint, family history, social history, surgical history, and medication reconciliation upon arrival for a patient visit.
Telephone Interactions: As directed, completing necessary telephone communications with patients, families, pharmacies, and/or other health care facilities. Gathering information and maintaining patient information via telephone per department specific processes and policies.
Provide patient with written instructions regarding procedures, medications, or follow up instructions at the direction of the provider. CMA staff may retrieve and provide condition specific education from the internet, internal website, or printed materials per the provider directions and orders.
Assist with in office procedures per department needs.
Complete medication reconciliation in office of all medication and over the counter medications that the patient may be taking
Assist with physical forms, DME forms as assigned. Assists with registration, reception, and data entry.
Maintains files for patients and clients.
Assists with follow up calls, inventory of supplies, and other administrative reports.
Ability to schedule chemotherapy treatments according to physician's orders.
Qualifications:
Certifications: BLS in 30 days Education: High School , Work Experience:
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Salary Range:The compensation range for this position is $16.98per hour - $27.51per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.
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