Administrative Assistant III - Interventional Pulmonary, Westwood

Work Schedule Monday- Friday 8:00am-5:00pm Salary Range : $31.88 - 45.66 Hourly Salary Range: $30.36 - $43.49/hr Employment Type Duration Indefinite Primary Duties and Responsibilities Reporting directly to the Manager, providing direct support to the physicians and patients for assigned primary and/or specialty care physicians. Major duties include but are not limited to: Acting as a liaison for the patients and physicians in the practice. Assisting patients in accessing service within the health system. Facilitating communication with referring physicians. Referring patients to appropriate resources. Providing follow-up through telephone and EPIC/Care Connect Job Qualifications Required Skill in setting priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities Ability to establish and maintain and productive working relationships with Faculty, Staff, Administration and patients from various social, cultural and economic backgrounds. Ability to creatively integrate competing demands into a productive working environment. Skill in verbal communications to clearly convey complex problems in both formal and informal situations. Ability to interact diplomatically and sympathetically with a patient population in varying degrees of health Ability to provide coverage for Community Clinics as assigned. Preferred: Knowledge of specific specialty practice and workflows Working knowledge of patient related policies and procedures as well as a thorough understanding of the University system and it services and programs. Knowledge of hospital computer system, and personal computer systems and the various software products to perform administrative work. Familiarity and knowledge of authorization process & managed care programs As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review. #J-18808-Ljbffr UCLA Health