Highmark Health - McMurray, PA
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time - Entry Level
McMurray, PA
1-10 employees
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
About the position
The Health Management Coordinator (Certified MA) plays a crucial role in supporting and enhancing the activities of the digestive health practice by providing both administrative and clinical support. This full-time position involves coordinating daily operations, managing patient interactions, and ensuring efficient workflow within the medical office.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates and oversees clerical and clinical functions.
- Performs clinical support duties including preparing exam rooms and rooming patients.
- Assists healthcare providers in delivering patient care during exams and procedures.
- Schedules patients for procedures, diagnostic testing, and office visits.
- Provides patients with instructions and acts as a liaison between the physician and patients.
- Maintains physician(s) calendars and screens telephone calls appropriately.
- Responds to internal and external customer inquiries.
- Supports front office functions including registration, chart preparation, insurance verifications, and billing.
- Orders and tracks inventory of operational and clinical items.
- May travel to satellite office locations to support physician(s) as required.
Requirements
- Minimum Accepted Medical Assistant Certification (NHA, AAMA, AMT, NCCT, AMCA).
- 2 years of clerical support, insurance verification, and registration experience in a medical office setting or equivalent education.
- CPR certification from the American Heart Association.
- Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
- Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
- Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
Nice-to-haves
- Associate's Degree in Medical Assistant program.
- Driver's license.
