Clinic Assistant - GI Department

Vancouver Clinic is seeking a full-time Clinic Assistant to join our Gastroenterology department.

The successful candidate will have at least one year of work experience in a healthcare environment.

Schedule: Will work Monday - Friday, 6:45am to 3:45pm

Hiring Range: $18.16/hr - $24/hour.

Actual placement in the range is dependent on applicable professional experience.

In this role you will support the clinical team by performing administrative tasks (non-clinical) critical to providing excellent patient care.The Clinic Assistant assists with incoming calls, patient records and paperwork, supplies, referrals, and authorizations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Supports team by scheduling appointments from phone calls and during checkouts and recalls.


* Assists in providing information for appealed insurance claims.


* Responsible for processing urgent referrals.


* Offering administrative support for prior authorizations related to prescriptions.


* Responds to requests from 3rd parties for further information, documentation, clarification (attorneys, claims managers, etc.).


* Processes paperwork for FMLA, ADA, and Workers Compensation for patients.


* Answers incoming calls and is the primary contact to answer questions from the Patient Service Center.


* Receives incoming faxes for the team and distributes to assigned clinical staff.


* Follows patient referrals


* Gathers and locates patient records.


* Processes and addresses non clinical errors within EPIC.


* Manages out of office basket assignments, APC Schedule holds, and DoD assignments


* Maintains non-pharmaceutical supplies in rooms, orders these supplies as needed, and monitors non-pharmaceutical supply expiration dates.


* Specific administrative duties and responsibilities can vary as required by the department.

Must be administrative/clerical in nature, not clinical.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:


* High school diploma or equivalent required.


* Two years' experience in a health care environment preferred.


* Epic EHR experience preferred.

Pay Range:
$17.80 - $24.91

The above information is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work required in this position.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive description of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of those assigned to this job.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards Program.

Eligibility for benefits is dependent on factors such as position type and FTE.

Benefit-eligible employees qualify for benefits beginning on the first of the month following one month of employment.

Vancouver Clinic offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, long term disability, health savings account, flexible spending account, employee assistance program, and multiple supplemental benefits (voluntary life, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, legal services, e...