Site: Newton\-Wellesley Hospital
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The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system\-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community\-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.
The Elfers Cardiovascular Center is located on the Newton\-Wellesley Hospital main campus (2014 Washington Street, 2nd floor, in Newton, MA). Our team provides a wide range of outpatient care for patients who have a high risk of heart disease. We provide diagnosis, management of acute and chronic conditions, and preventive care.
This is a full\-time, 40\-hour role expected to be onsite Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Job Summary
Clinic/Practice Assistants play an integral part in the operations of our community\-based physician practices. Dedicated to administrative support, these Assistants serve as the gatekeepers of our practices and ensure that teams are delivering the highest quality experience, exceeding our patients' expectations.
Support responsibilities may include:
- Leading up to the patient visit, Department Coordinators schedule all appointments, conduct reminder outreach, and obtain Prior Authorizations from insurances when needed for specific exams.
- During the patient's visit, the focus is check\-in, which includes greeting patients, answering all of their questions, collecting co\-payments, and assisting with any pre\-visit paperwork/forms.
- At the conclusion of the visit, during check\-out, Department Coordinators are tasked with scheduling follow\-up appointments, tests, and/or procedures.
- Other duties include fielding all incoming telephone calls and triaging appropriately, monitoring patient flow and waiting room activity, and providing general support to practice leadership, clinicians, and peers.
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Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Licenses and Credentials
Experience
office experience 3\-5 years required
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
No healthcare experience? No problem! Our philosophy is that if a new hire has strong customer service skills with a genuine passion for patient care, everything else can be taught so we are happy to teach and train!
Remote Type
Onsite Work Location
2014 Washington Street Scheduled Weekly Hours
40 Employee Type
Regular Work Shift
Day (United States of America) Pay Range
$19\.37 \- $27\.71/Hourly Grade
4
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4100 Newton\-Wellesley Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857\)\-282\-7642\.Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
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