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Clinic/Practice Assistant, Cardiology - Newton

Newton-Wellesley Hospital
United States, Massachusetts, Newton
2000 Washington Street (Show on map)
Jan 03, 2025
This is a full-time, 40-hour role expected to be onsite Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Please note, local travel to other Newton-Wellesley Medical Group Cardiology sites in Needham, Wellesley, and/or Chestnut Hill may be required during times of staffing shortages or other extenuating circumstances (for cross-coverage purposes). Due to this requirement, this position requires the ability to commute to various locations/reliable transportation.
Clinic/Practice Assistants play an integral part in the operations of our community-based physician practices. Dedicated to administrative support, these Assistants serve as the gatekeepers of our practices and ensure that teams are delivering the highest quality experience, exceeding our patients' expectations. We have a team of 11 Clinic/Practice Assistant that support our 30 providers who rotate in responsibilities providing support to check-in, check-out, and phones. If you enjoy a change of pace with a variety of environments, this is the department for you!
Support responsibilities may include:
- Leading up to the patient visit, schedule all appointments, conduct reminder outreach, and obtain Prior Authorizations from insurances when needed for specific exams.
- During the patient's visit, the focus is check-in, which includes greeting patients, answering all of their questions, collecting co-payments, and assisting with any pre-visit paperwork/forms.
- At the conclusion of the visit, during check-out, Department Coordinators are tasked with scheduling follow-up appointments, tests, and/or procedures.
- Other duties include fielding all incoming telephone calls and triaging appropriately, monitoring patient flow and waiting room activity, and providing general support to practice leadership, clinicians, and peers.

We are looking for well-rounded customer service professionals who can multi-task, prioritize, and thrive in a high-volume outpatient setting! When hiring, we look for candidates who possess not only the relevant skills and competencies, but also positive attitudes, empathy, and genuine passion for this work.

Required:

  • High school graduate or equivalent with minimum two years medical office experience


Preferred:

  • Associate's Degree


Newton-Wellesley Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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