Job Description
About Us McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan's largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Medical Assistant - Wound Center Michigan, Lapeer NEW Service/Support McLaren Lapeer Region 26002807
Position Summary:
Schedules appointments, obtains insurance benefits, authorizations and obtains referrals on some insurances. Assist physician with patient visits for the Wound Center. Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Responsible for contacting insurance carriers to verify the patient's eligibility and benefits Gathers appropriate information, claim numbers, addresses, etc. for billing purposes Responsible for authorization on some insurance Accurately prepares and enters patient charges via computer Assists in establishing need for charge codes Able to verify input of patient charges Obtains physician orders and consults as needed Performs duties and procedures as directed by supervisor/medical director. Proficient use and maintenance of necessary supplies and equipment required to meet patient, physicians or departments needs Monitors registration errors and communicates them to the Patient Access Supervisor or Manager Maintains census/visit information Assembles charts Obtains and verifies appropriate insurance information, referrals and authorizations Documents necessary information clearly and completely in the computer system Performs miscellaneous office duties including answering phones, filing, photocopying, typing reports, sorting mail and ordering supplies Performs other duties as assigned or requested Has the ability to adjust plans and reprioritize to accomplish the normal operations in addition to the unexpected ones Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans Qualifications:
Required:
Graduate of accredited school of Medical Assistant, or 1 year of Medical Assistant experience. High school diploma or equivalent Previous medical assisting, nurse aide or technical experience Previous clerical experience BLS certification within 3 months of hire Preferred:
Previous experience working with insurance verification Phlebotomy experience/certification Successfully completion of a Hyperbaric medicine course.( Qualified Nurse Aide or Medical Assistant may monitor dives after successful completion of course/and 40 hour orientation; and function only at times in the hyperbaric technician role only when hyperbaric technician is not available) Experience working in a Wound & Hyperbaric Center Additional Information Schedule:
Full-time Requisition ID:
26002807 Daily Work Times:
Days 7:30am-4pm Hours Per Pay Period:
80 On Call:
No Weekends:
No McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
