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Lowell Medical Administrative Assistant Lowell, MA Apply Responsibilities:
\- Answer phone calls in a professional manner and respond to voicemails in a timely manner and utilize other technologies as they become available to communicate with our patients.\
- Guide patients through troubleshooting for company technology such as but not limited to telehealth applications and portals.\
- Process medication prior authorizations.\
- Support providers with various administrative duties including document preparation, written and electronic correspondence, phone calls and completion of required forms and paperwork.\
- Answer general questions about the practice and services provided.\
- Collaborate with other team members and locations to provide excellent customer service in a timely, accurate, and professional manner to resolve patient issues.\
- Coordinate care between patients and providers.\
- Manage patient scheduling needs and provide general information to patients including patient financial responsibility, relaying financial information and obtaining insurance updates when requested.\
- Complete documentation in EMR in a timely, accurate, and professional manner.\
- Provide administrative support to providers, facilitate patient-provider coordination, and assist with regulatory compliance and licensure maintenance.\
- Follow the processes for supporting medication refill requests.\
- Help train new team members as needed.\
- Track completion of required paperwork for patient files for providers.\
- Follow processes for on-site medication handling.\
- Potentially be trained in Interventional Treatment support.\
- Maintain dependable attendance in accordance with agreed upon work schedule. Provide timely notification of tardiness or absence.\
- Help support clinicians and prescribers on managing waitlists.\
- Must maintain a professional dress code at all times (business casual).\
- All work is to be completed in a manner that complies with applicable state and federal regulations.\
- Attend trainings and required meetings.\
- Other duties as assigned\
Qualifications:
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- High school diploma or equivalent\
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment, must be detail oriented and highly organized and have strong time management skills\
- Ability to maintain professional appearance and demeanor, and interface well with patients and teammates in a mental health setting\
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to work well with a team especially in stressful situations\
- Patient and empathetic attitude as well as adaptable and flexible\
- Computer skills, familiarity with Microsoft applications\
- Phone skills, including familiarity with complex or multi-line phone systems\
- Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping patient information confidential\
- Creating a safe, productive work environment while adhering to practice policies and procedures\
CMH:
CPR certified or willing to become certified through an accredited program within 6 months of start\- Experience as a Medical Assistant, Medical Office or call center (Preferred)\
- Experience verifying insurance, obtaining pre authorizations and scheduling for multiple providers (Preferred)\
- Familiarity with HIPAA regulations (Preferred)\
- Experience with EMR (electronic medical records), medical terminology and a basic understanding of clinical pharmacology (Preferred)\
- Experience working with patients who are suffering from anxiety and depression (preferred)\
- Exceptional interpersonal, rapport building, and active listening skills (preferred)\ For full job description, please email Laura.
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