TEMP Front Office Medical Assistant

Job Description

Medica is excited to share this TEMP Front Office Medical Assistant with you! We are looking for experienced MAs to join our team in Los Angeles!

Pay: $25hr

Location: Los Angeles, CA 90012

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume to:

Overview:

The Coordinator, Scheduling position is responsible for scheduling and coordinating off-site specialistappointments for urgent, routine and follow-up appointments in accordance with the approved authorizations,scheduling and turnaround time objectives. This position works closely with members of the IDT team tocoordinate services and advocate for participants specialty needs. The Scheduling Coordinator advocates forparticipant’s specialty needs, and is an integral part of the care team.

Responsibilities:

1. Review approved authorization requests for accuracy. Communicate and coordinate with the Utilization Management department to modify authorizations, extend expiration dates, and modify CPT codes as

2. Process ready-to-schedule authorizations per established guidelines and ensure that all urgent and routine appointments are scheduled within the CA Department of Managed Health Care Timely Access to Care guidelines.

3. Collaborate with Primary Care Providers and nurses to ensure proper coordination of care regarding all specialty appointments. 4. Document all interactions with specialty providers and participants in Epic.

5. Document in Epic all barriers to timely scheduling of appointments. Communicate with participant’s PCP of any delays in scheduling or barriers to care.

6. Collaborate with Transportation Coordinator or center designee to schedule participanttransportation for offsite medical specialty

Qualifications:

1. High School Diploma required.

2. Medical Assistant Certificate required

3. Minimum of 3 years of experience working in medical or clinical field required.

4. Experience working with referrals/authorizations and with an Electronic Health System is preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Excellent internal and external customer service skills. Professional, courteous, responsive, and hospitable to participants, industry partners, peers and co-workers.

2. Detail-oriented, thorough, productive, and can work independently in a team environment.

3. Knowledge of basic ICD and CPT coding as it relates to 5. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word & Excel), EMR (Epic and Connect)

4. Knowledgeable in medical terminology

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