Community Health Practice Assistant II

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The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
** Job Summary
** Brigham and Women's Hospital is committed to putting every Patient First. Every employee plays a role in providing a positive impact on patients and the care they receive at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Our service will be distinguished by the delivery of high-quality and safe patient care, respect and dignity in all interactions with patients, families and colleagues and by customer service excellence.
All employees are expected to embrace this commitment and demonstrate behavioral competencies in the following areas:
People:
Focus on serving the community through collaboration and respect     Self Management:
Accountability, professionalism and commitment to growth and development     Organization: A commitment to quality, service and exceptional performance.
- Perform administrative duties under minimal supervision at the highest proficiency level.
- Act as a lead, assign and prioritize workflow, troubleshoot issues, assist with training and orientation, and provide backup support for the Supervisor.
- Provide guidance and help to other to resolve complex issues and problems.
- Provide feedback to Supervisor and input into evaluating performance of staff. Assist with annual competency assessments.
- Assist Supervisor with interviewing for new staff     - Assist with orientation and training for new and current staff.
- Act as a super user for scheduling, registration, and billing systems. Provide training and assistance to others in these areas.
- May perform more complex or specialized functions (i.e. surgical scheduling) at highest competency level.
- Assist with training and orienting staff as needed.
- Provide cross coverage as needed.
- Assist with special projects as directed.

- Follow HIPAA guidelines for the management of patient privacy and confidentiality.
- Other duties, as assigned.
** Qualifications*
* • High school diploma or GED required; post-high school education preferred.
• Minimum one year of applicable work experience required.
• Additional training in office systems preferred.
• Spanish speaking required.

SKILLS/ ABILITIES/ COMPETENCIES

REQUIRED:

Technical skills required:
• Knowledge of practice operations and standards.
• Understanding of procedures including filing, copying, scanning, printing, and faxing.

Phone skills:
• Ability to use phone system (answer and screen calls, put on hold), answer routine questions, and give routine information.

Verbal skills:
• Ability to interpret information as appropriate, answer routine questions in the most professional manner, and communicate in a professional, courteous, clear, and concise manner.

Organization

Skills:

• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, follow established protocols, and work within systems.

Writing

Skills:

• Ability to correspond and communicate with others clearly and effectively in writing (via e-mail, memo, or interoffice note) and to take complete and accurate messages.

System

Skills:

• Ability to type and enter data at an entry level. Entry level understanding of applicable systems.
• Understanding of the appropriate use and importance of related forms.
• Basic understanding and use of medical terminology.
• Basic comprehension of insurance types and referral process.
• Basic comprehension of registration and fiscal information.
• Knowledgeable and compliant with all hospital, State, and Federal requirements (where applicable to job performance),…