Advanced Medical Support Assistant

Job Title

VA Careers - Medical Support Assistant

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Works collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model (i.e. PACT) and performs receptionist duties, customer service and other duties assigned for the proper and timely treatment of patients and maintains appointment schedules for one or more outpatient clinics.
• Assist with clinic access contingency plans by adjusting appointment times, location, or dates as well as shift patients to other healthcare providers as conflict with staffing and/or coverage occurs.
• Screen/receive phone calls in a courteous and timely manner, determine the nature of requests and provide the information desired using privacy rules and established clinic processes.
• Coordinates administrative services for veterans, family members, caregivers, and general public, administrative and clinical staff to ensure continuity of inpatient and outpatient care.
• Responsible for completion of personnel reports, rosters, and maintenance of supplies and forms.
• Conducts special audits, studies, or surveys to be utilized in the development of procedures, and to assist employees in collecting complete and appropriate data for reporting processes and for generating revenue.
• Generates patient workload reports for validation and monitors activity in clinical areas to assure consistent and accurate reporting.
• Conducts patient/employee surveys, interviews, observes workflow; guides patients through hospital system, inputs referrals, documents complaints, and provides follow-up and suggests resolutions to supervisor.

Work Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday 7:00AM - 3:30 PM. Work Schedule is subject to change based on agency need.

Functional Statement #: 60293F