Sec to Medical Prof - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia
Description
Staff - UnionJob Category
CUPE 2950
Job Profile
CUPE 2950 Salaried - Sec to Medical Prof (Gr6)
Job Title
Sec to Medical Prof (Gr6)
Department
Clinic Support | Student Health Services | Student Health and Wellbeing | VP Students
Compensation Range
$4, $4,540.00 CAD Monthly
Posting End Date
February 26, 2024
Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.
Job End Date
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.
Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
Job Description Summary
Within the context of a client centred model of care and in accordance with the vision and values of the VP Students portfolio, the Secretary to Medical Professionals is part of a team providing a full range of clerical services in the support of client care.
The Secretary to Medical Professionals receives payments, prepares financial and statistical reports, types and prepares a variety of reports and other materials utilizing computer systems and software relevant to the job.
Maintains an inventory of stationery and medical supplies.This position requires good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively in a fast paced environment, and the ability to respond with tact and sensitivity to a variety of patients and to perform all the duties with strict confidentiality.
Organizational StatusWorks under the direction and reports to the Manager. Takes instructions from physicians and nursing staff.
Work Performed
- Customer Service
- Responding respectfully and sensitively, to a culturally diverse stakeholder population (students, faculty, staff, colleagues, parents, and campus visitors).
- Effective verbal and nonverbal communication (welcoming and warm manner, empathic listening, ability to clarify and assess what is being asked, speaking clearly and articulately, ability to diffuse situations involving ill, anxious, or frustrated individuals
- Providing timely service with mínimal supervision and working effectively during high volume periods.
- Working collaboratively within a service team context to ensure high standards of service provision in accordance with Student Health Service policies.
- Collaborating with parties involved to address difficulties.
- Negotiating positive outcomes.
- Determines the urgency of requests for services and works closely with the Manager to manage smooth flow of patients.
- Schedules appointments for physicians and nurses
- Communicates with other clinical offices, departments and units to coordinate client appointments and testing.
- Registers students for appointments and obtains and enters data into computerized electronic medical record system.
- Verifies student registration status and health insurance status using established computerized database systems.
- Assists students in using the electronic medical record system.
- Receives, scans and imports and transfers diagnostic reports from external laboratories to clinic medical record system
- Responds to requests for records and information releasing information to authorized personnel in accordance with established standards and guidelines and procedures.
- Transcription of physician clinical notes, reports and letters.
- Financial Support
- Reviews physician and nursing billing and diagnostic code entries for errors and omissions and corrects accordingly.
- Reviews patient medical forms for completion (Workers Compensation Board of BC, Insurance Companies, 3rd Party Medicals, etc) and bills accordingly.
- Processes Medical/Legal requests and bills accordingly.
- Prepares billing claims and performs electronic transmission and retrieval of claims to Health Insurance Agencies.
- Reconciles, reviews and makes necessary corrections of computerized claims (i.e. rejections, adjustments, payless and on hold claims).
- Prepares and mails invoices for patient and private insurance company accounts.
- Processes receipts for incoming payments by cash, cheques and electronic transactions.
- Prepares cash and cheque deposits.
- Follow up and cost recovery of outstanding accounts.
- Maintains equipment rental logs and mails invoices on overdue accounts.
- Maintains billing and diagnostic code files for the purpose of patient billing.
- Compiles financial reports utilizing word processing and spreadsheet soft
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