Medical Assistant Bariatric Center

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Overview

Looking to be part of something more meaningful? At Honor Health, you’ll be part of a team, creating a multi-dimensional care experience for our patients. You’ll have opportunities to make a difference. Honor Health offers a diverse benefits portfolio for our full-time and part-time team members designed to help you and your family live your best lives. Honor Health is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.

The comprehensive network includes six acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, community services and more. Learn more at

Responsibilities

Job Summary

• Supports various aspects of the practice, including charge entry and collection of co-payments at time of service. Assists the physician in maintaining efficient patient flow within the office. Under the direction of a Physician/Physician Assistant, performs a variety of clerical and patient support duties including scheduling, receptionist, telephone, data input, and exam room and medical chart preparation.
• Works with managed care plans to obtain prior authorization to ensure that services of physician and hospital are reimbursed by the plans.
• Performs in a manner consistent with the Honor Health statement by identifying and meeting the needs of all customers with integrity, respect, caring, accountability and excellence.

Essential Functions

• Schedules patients and provides all necessary information to prepare them for medical appointments and procedures. Verifies authorizations and transmits/receives needed information. Collects co-payments at time of service, enters daily charges into the billing system, and supports billing and Revenue Cycle processes to optimize collections. Initiates reminder calls to minimize no-show rates. Organizes scheduling, registration and payment policies.
• Prepares treatment rooms, patient charts, and reviews for completeness. Assists provider with exams and special procedures. Obtains history, documents chief complaint, takes vital signs, and restocks exam rooms. Maintains supplies and ensures recalls for labs, visits and procedures are accounted for.
• Manages telephone communications with patients and pharmacy; relays information to providers as needed; contacts pharmacy for approved medication orders/refills.
• Performs front office duties such as reception, information verification for billing and charting, telephone, chart maintenance, insurance forms, and scheduling.
• Coordinates with insurance companies for prior authorizations for therapies, testing and referrals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Completion of a MA training program - Required
• High School Diploma or GED - Required

Experience

• 1 year experience in a medical office or hospital setting - Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required
• Completion of an approved training program OR completion of an unapproved training program and successfully passes the medical assistant examination administered by a certifying organization accredited by either the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or the American National Standards Institute as described by the Arizona Administrative Code (Chapter 16 – Arizona Medical Board - R4-16-401 and R4-16-101) OR completes a United States Armed Forces medical services training program - Required
• Fingerprint Clearance Card - Required for NOAH Clinical Sites and Pediatric Behavioral Health Sites ONLY
• Medical Assistant Certification (e.g., CMA, CCMA, RMA) – Honor Health will reimburse the cost of the successful completion of the certification exam. If you do not receive your certification within the assigned period, you will no longer meet the minimum qualification of the position and may be terminated - Preferred

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider
• Industries
• Hospitals and Health Care