Specialist (Tissue Inventory), Surgery, Part-Time, (32 Hour Week), Days

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Company:

Marin General Hospital dba MarinHealth Medical Center

Compensation Range:

$37.89 - $50.07

Work Shift:

8 Hour (days) (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

32

Job Description Summary:

The Charge Entry Specialist is responsible for the effective operation of surgical services system
computer programs related to patient charges, materials management, and resource scheduling.
This position will prepare, enter, review, and correct all patient charges in collaboration with
business related services such as financial, purchasing, ordering, and receiving. This position
interfaces with vendor representatives, surgeons, physician offices, and operating room staff to
ensure the effective coordination and availability of all equipment, items, and instruments for
surgical procedures, while ensuring accurate invoice information and pricing Other duties as
assigned to support the Perioperative Business Office.

Job Requirements, Prerequisites and Essential Functions:

Job Specifications:

Education:

• High School diploma

• Two years of college or business school preferred

• Requires a working knowledge of medical terminology

• Must be trained in Medical coding, anatomy, and physiology

Experience:

• One year experience with computerized database or other pertinent information

• system in a hospital or medical care facility

• Materials Management knowledge

• Must have experience with tracking and managing all stages of the tissue handling

• process

License and Certifications:

• Integrative Agitation Management (IAM) Required within 30 days of hire

Prerequisite Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of requisite McKesson modules or other similar systems.

• Strong aptitude for numbers, and be detail oriented.

• Ability to maintain a vendor information and product database.

• Experience and familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel, and Outlook as well as the ability to generate practical documents.

• Ability to work effectively and tactfully and to represent MGH appropriately during contacts with public, staff, physicians and other departments

• Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently and self-motivated

• Ability to plan and organize

Primary Customer Served (Age Specific Criteria):
This position is not a patient care position, and as such, this section does not apply.

Patient Privacy (HIPAA Compliance):
Employees in this position have access to protected health information. The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographics, date of service, insurance/billing, medical record summary information, and all other information that may be contained in patient records. This position requires patient health information to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description.

Duties And Responsibilities:

Essential (Not Modifiable)

• Validates patient charting, audits as appropriate

• Prepares monthly financial reports for transferring charges to other departments

• Utilizes cost-effective approaches and practices

• Controls purchase orders, tissue tracking forms, and Intra-Op Implant Tracking Record