Job Description:

HELPING YOU BE WELL, GET WELL AND STAY WELL

As one of New Jersey's largest non-profit health systems, Virtua provides comprehensive health care services to achieve its mission to help people be well, get well and stay well.

Virtua provides services through Virtua Medical Group with 302 physicians and other clinicians, and at its urgent care centers, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, health and wellness centers, fitness centers, home health services, long-term care, rehabilitation centers and paramedic program.

A leader in maternal and child health services, Virtua delivers nearly 8,000 babies a year. It provides health services to 1,500 businesses, and participates in Virtua Physician Partners, a clinically integrated network of 1,400 physicians and other clinicians.
Virtua is affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neuroscience and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for pediatrics.

Virtua employs more than 9,000 and has been honored as the #1 Best Place to Work in the Delaware Valley every year since 2007. It is the recipient of a 4-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for quality of care, and its hospitals earned straight A's in patient safety by The Leapfrog Group and the 2016 Patient Safety Award from Healthgrades.

U.S. News and World Report ranked Virtua's Mount Holly and Voorhees hospitals as High Performing Hospitals and Voorhees as a Best Regional Hospital. Virtua is also the recipient of the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corporation.

Employment Type:

Employee

Employment Classification:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Work Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Total Weekly Hours:

40

Location:

Moorestown, NJ

Additional Locations:

Job Summary:

Position Responsibilities

• Coordinates Chart Review/ Pre-visit planning efforts, ensuring all recent clinical documents are available at the time of visit, including: test results, specialist consults, discharge summaries etc.


• Collaborates with Practice Manager to conduct Daily Huddles and Weekly Care Team meetings, in which the team will review practice population health data to improve care and achieve practice goals.

Provides oversight to patient flow by ensuring Medical Assistants efficiently perform the duties below:

• Prepare patient for exam by obtaining and documenting vital signs, chief complaint, and preparing patient for provider exam.


• Prepare exam room as required based on chief complaint.


• Perform phlebotomy and obtains specimens for processing.


• Administer vaccines and complete required documentation.


• Perform diagnostic tests such as EKG, Pulmonary Function, etc. as directed and under the supervision of the physician.


• Screen and direct patient calls according to established protocol.


• Contact patients regarding prescriptions and testing results as directed by and under the supervision of the physician.

Coordinates Population Health efforts:

• Panel Management: Combs Value Based clinical registries to identify and contact patients with care gaps-overdue services such as, mammograms, immunizations, laboratory tests for diabetes mellitus and annual wellness visits etc.

• Leads patient education efforts; supports and trains Medical Assistants in effectively delivering education to patients.


• Leads self-management efforts for patients with chronic conditions, providing ongoing training and support to Medical Assistants with regard to health coaching and motivational interviewing.

Under direction of clinician coordinates Transitions of Care:

• Ensures outreach to patients within 48 hours of Hospital discharge or within 7 days of ED Visits - schedules follow-up visits as appropriate.


• Facilitates hospital and other records into the EMR prior to visit.

Collaborates with Practice Manager to Coordinate Clinical Operations:

• Oversees daily regulatory testing as required and documents accordingly, to ensure that clinical equipment is accurate and compliant. Serves as Point of Care representative for the office. Responsible for Vaccine Management.


• Oversight of all state reports, logs and vaccines to ensure compliance.

Required Experience

1-3 years of similar job experience in a medical office preferred.

Required Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent. Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program.

Training/Certification/Licensure

Must have current certification or registration as a Medical Assistant. BLS Certification Required.

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