Medical Assistant/Patient Services Representative

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Get ready for something amazing! Imagine this: generous paid time off, including 12 paid holidays. And that’s just the start of the incredible perks you’ll enjoy at Vivent Health. There is 401k with 100% employer match up to 5%, 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, employer subsidized medical, dental, vision benefits, and gender-affirming care benefits. And that's not even scratching the surface. Our complete package also includes employer paid short and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement, certification, and licensure assistance, and so much more. We also offer benefits for part-time roles! 

But here's the real deal. Your journey with Vivent Health isn't just a job. It's a chance to join an organization dedicated to fostering a workforce that reflects diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.  This makes you a part of something bigger and enables you to have a meaningful impact in our communities and the lives of the amazing patients we serve. 

Here are a few highlights of what working at Vivent Health may offer you: 

• Equity Practices: Fair treatment, access, and opportunities for all employees, creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for professional development and advancement, along with training programs and events that promote cultural competence, unconscious bias training, and awareness.
• Collaboration on an inter-disciplinary team: Within our integrated HIV care and prevention model, we employ a high level of collaboration across disciplines. That means that, in your role, you will have the opportunity to be exposed to whole person-care across medical, behavioral health, pharmaceutical, research, and more!
• Delivery of quality patient care: Our integrated HIV care and prevention model is proven to help patients achieve positive health outcomes.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION:

Deliver Excellence. Oversee with Integrity. Drive Progress. Exceed Expectations.

The Medical Assistant/Patient Services Representative (MA/PSR) reports to the Practice Manager/PSR Supervisor. In addition, to performing a variety of important tasks related to the accurate and appropriate registration and scheduling of patients, the MA/PSR is often the first point of contact between the patient and the organization and thus is responsible for creating a positive and helpful impression. The MA/PSR position is considered a crucial link between the patient and the care delivered by clinical and service staff of Vivent Health Services Departments. Patient services are the key priority in this position requiring the PSR/MA to serve as a point of contact with other internal and external departments, all with the goal of fostering an environment which promotes patient comfort and trust. The position must exemplify the core values and mission of the organization, always exercising utmost discretion, diplomacy and tact in patient/staff interactions.

OUR EXPECTATIONS:

Winning skills and behaviors for success.

Essential Job Duties

• Communicate effectively with the public, including employees, patients, clients, volunteers, visitors, and vendors.
• Treat patients and clients with respect and sensitivity; explain procedures to new patients.
• Provide direct patient care, including rooming, maintaining exam rooms, vital signs, vaccinations, ECGs, and phlebotomy.
• Register and update patient information in electronic health records, schedule patient appointments, verify insurance, and collect co-pays.
• Make reminder calls to ensure patient attendance.
• Assist in managing patient flow and clinic operations.
• Answer, screen, and forward phone calls, providing basic information.
• Support staff with administrative tasks like distributing information, faxing, copying, scanning, ordering medical supplies, and word processing.
• Prepare and maintain patient records in compliance with regulations.
• Process specialty care referrals and abstract lab results.
• Ensure clinic equipment is in good working order, monitoring expiration dates and performing routine checks.
• Participate in quality improvement activities, special projects, and reporting.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the practice manager.
• Adherence to all agency policies, including Confidentiality, Employee Handbook, Health Care Corporate Compliance Plan, Standards of Conduct, and other relevant policies. 

NOTE: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform