Medical Support Assistant

Medical Support Assistant

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About the Facility Cheyenne River Service Unit In January 2012, the Eagle Butte Hospital in Eagle Butte South Dakota, was replaced with a newly constructed alternative rural health center. This is a modern, technologically advanced facility with enough space and staff to provide an expanded level of health care services specifically designed to meet the needs of the Cheyenne River Service Unit population. The new facility has an 8 bed acute nursing unit, 2 bed low risk birthing unit, emergency room, expanded outpatient department, dental, community health department and a full array of ancillary (including mammography) and support services. Additionally, several tribally operated programs are incorporated into the new facility. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe through a 638 contract with HIS, operated four satellite health stations which offer basic ambulatory services at Cherry Creek, Red Scaffold, Swiftbird, and Whitehorse. Facility Address: 24276 Airport Rd Eagle Butte, South Dakota 57625

Responsibilities

• The Medical Support Assistant is responsible for maintaining and monitoring patient appointment schedules for the facility.
• Communicates any delays in scheduled appointments to the appropriate staff and patients.
• The Medical Support Assistant is responsible for re-scheduling, canceling, processing no-shows, and sending recall reminders.
• Do administrative notes using various automation systems and programs to accomplish work, such as text editing, and maintain and retrieve information using messaging, including email.
• Enters and retrieves information and data from the Clinical Information System. They also complete consult requests through the advice of the physician, utilizing the Computerized Patient Record System.
• When necessary, they refer eligibility enrollment and means test to the appropriate area.
• The Medical Support Assistant ensures that patients are scheduled according to the provider's orders.

Requirements

• Education: A minimum of a High School Diploma.
• Experience: At least one year's worth of vocational training.
• Certification/Licensure: Must be a Certified Medical Assistant.

Working Conditions: The Emergency Physician will work primarily in a hospital setting, with frequent interaction with patients, families, and healthcare professionals. This position may require working irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. The Emergency Physician may also be required to respond to emergencies and provide on-call support as needed.