UTKCG - Temporary Administrative Specialist- Vine Clinic

The University of Tennessee’s Career Gateway is looking to fill the temporary assignment of Administrative Specialist with The Vine Clinic. Through temporary assignment placements, Career Gateway allows the opportunity to work with various departments while gaining valuable work experience. Each assignment has differing pay rates, work schedules, and lengths of assignments. The length of assignments is subject to change. Please see the job specifics below and if you have any questions, please email careergateway@utk.edu. 

Please note that Career Gateway temporary positions do not have benefits, annual leave, or sick leave accrual.   

Length of Assignment: approximately 3 months

Work Schedule: Part-Time, Monday – Friday 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Rate of Pay: $16.00/hour 

*Faxing and receiving medical records, orders and requests to and from other facilities and health       care providers
*Schedule tests/procedures for patients
*Obtain pre-certification through the patients insurance company for tests/procedures
*Referrals to specialists/agencies
*Inser immunizations into TennIIS and print form for families
*Scan paperwork for EHR
*Upload paperwork for EHR
*Assist with weekly billing EHR and corrections
*Make reminder calls to patients being seen within the week
*Update Permission-to-Treat forms and insurance in the EHR
*Send off lab samples (call Quest)
*Fax information to appropriate people/place
*Answer the phone if Admin Specialist III is unavailable
*Schedule and check-in patients if Admin Specialist III is unavailable                                                                                                             
*Prepare patient for nurse practitioner by obtaining vital signs (height, weight, temperature and blood pressure) per protocols if assistance is needed by RN
*Obtain and record the patients reason for visit
*Prepare patient and room for examinations