School Based Site Support Staff
School Based Site Support Staff
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05-04-2025
Job Description
Site Support Staff (School Based)
Job ID: A25031
Location: Tiger Health Ext.
Location: Tiger Health Ext.
About Our Family:
Established in 1978 Alcona Health Center (AHC) is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center dedicated to making a lasting impact in the Northern MI communities we serve offering medical behavioral health dental and pharmacy services. As a member of the AHC family you will join a team of over 300 coworkers all devoted to providing quality health care to all residents of our communities regardless of their ability to pay.
Your Valued Contributions:
Welcomes and assists patients their families and visitors entering the health center. Answers questions and provides information creating an atmosphere that is caring yet efficient. Operates the phone system to relay incoming outgoing and interoffice calls as well as schedules appointments for multiple sites. Maintains health records according to established health center procedures. Assists providers in the administration of patient care in assigned clinical areas. Assists in examinations procedures diagnostic studies and treatment of patients under direction of a Medical Provider. Performs general administrative duties in accordance with CLIA NCQA PCMH government standards and company policies and procedures.
Clerical
- Checks patients in and out of the health centers.
- Greets visitors determines nature of business and refers visitors to appropriate personnel.
- Maintains waiting room safety and informs Safety Coordinator.
- Enters new patient data into EHR verifying insurance and assuring appropriate authorizations have been received.
- Upon check out verifies accuracy of providers charges and accepts payments.
- Processes billings and payments.
- If applicable prepares all nursing home billings for monthly visits and responsible for return of slips from providers.
- Matches daily batch report to schedule ensuring all patients seen have a corresponding charge.
- Answer patient questions regarding accounts and documents all conversations regarding account in notes. Makes all necessary corrections refiles or postings in Receivable module as needed.
- Verifies and balances all entries at the end of day by printing the daily batch report and deposit slip
- Verifies accuracy of the daily deposit and sends in deposit bag to designate site at the end of the day
- Maintains health records according to established health center procedures.
- Reviews medical records for completeness and accuracy verifying with health personnel as necessary.
- Maintains indexes within electronic health record and storage and retrieval systems.
- Retrieves health records as requested.
- Trains clerical staff in health record processing activities.
- Schedules patient appointments.
- Contacts patients regarding rescheduling and appointment reminders.
- Confirms demographic information.
- Sends new patient enrollment packets to patients prior to first appointment.
- Sends noshow letters to patients referring patients to AHC care and case managers as appropriate.
- Assists clinic staff with tasks within scope of practice such as processing referrals processing collection issues and setting up medical consultations.
- Reschedules patient load for providers.
- Schedules followup appointments for patients upon checkout.
- Operates telephone and paging system.
- Answers telephone and responds to inquiry by directing caller to appropriate personnel.
- Operates paging system to relay inhouse announcements or call individuals to the phone.
- Makes collections calls as required.
Clinical
- Supports and assists clinical providers and professionals.
- Participate in huddles with provider and care team. Identify scheduling opportunities determine special needs for patients arriving that clinic day identify patients who need care outside of their scheduled visit and those with missed appointments needing rescheduling.
- Screen and respond to patient phone messages in a timely manner according to health center guidelines collaborate with provider act on provider response and communicate with patient; document task communications in EMR.
- Provide complete patient assessment including consistently and accurately gathering information such as vital signs and preexamination procedures. This also involves the assessment of injuries or symptoms learning about past medical problems of the patient and other pertinent facts the provider needs to identify and treat the medical problem.
- Accurately and consistently document data and assessments in the patient record. May use a computer system and information technology to ensure standard documentation coding and completion as required by law and policy.
- Reconciles patients medications and allergies at every visit. Adds medications to the medication module discontinues medications from the medication module with providers knowledge and renews medications per provider orders. Updates allergy list per patient selfreport witnessed reaction or verified documentation. Ensures medication dates are updated to match the current year.
- Within scope of practice and direction of the provider assist in all aspects of patient consultation treatment procedures and followup care.
- Execute medical regimens including MSS workflow and monitoring inventory and nursing interventions including tracking patient orders as appropriate for the setting and their competency.
- Maintain the cleanliness and general appearance of work examination and treatment areas; clean disinfect sterilize and maintain equipment and instruments following universal precautions infection control and hazardous waste removal practices.
- In collaboration with the provider provide patient health counseling and instruction.
- Maintains a general understanding of UDS measures MQIC guidelines HEDIS measures BCBS and NCQA PCMH standards. Utilizes appropriate resources to guide practice i.e. Lippincott manual MQIC guidelines Elsevier etc.
- Perform routine medical tasks within the scope of license:
- Administers individual nursing care independently and skillfully applying both simple and complex techniques and processes that are specific to the needs of the patient including I.V. catheter insertion phlebotomy electrocardiograms urinalysis pregnancy testing and laboratory tests and other testing as directed by the medical provider.
- Skillfully and competently prepare and administer medications immunizations and injections as directed by the medical provider. Understands autoclave use consistently cleans and sterilizes equipment.
- Draw prepare designated lab work and/or specimens as directed by provider.
- Perform designated diagnostic tests as directed by provider.
- Recognizes and reacts effectively to emergency situations seeks assistance and intervenes appropriately and within scope of practice. Notifies the appropriate people in the event of a medical emergency.
- Provides detailed patient education to patient and family members i.e. use of a nebulizer giving an injection dressing a wound etc. following prescribed teaching plans.
- General Tasks
- Answers telephones takes messages schedules appointments tests or procedures arranges referrals and performs other administrative duties to meet the needs of patients coworkers and the department. Staff telephone messages will be checked at least twice daily and calls returned same day. Work email will be checked daily.
- Initiates communication with patient and family to determine individual needs of patients families and significant others.
- Recognizes limitations and initiates communication with coworkers and colleagues to share and exchange ideas and information about related activities and needs.
- Initiates contact with new employees and students assessing level of competency and helping to develop their skills and knowledge.
- Ensures timely completion of prior authorization forms according to the patients insurance for medications testing and referrals.
General
- Attendance
- Ensures attendance and hours worked are accurately recorded.
- Properly manages paid vacation and sick leave.
- Responsible for regular predictable attendance and to work hours as scheduled.
- Maintains confidentiality of protected health information and safeguards all patient related information at all times.
- Consistently adheres to organization rules regulations and policies.
- Attends/participates in departmental meetings.
- Accepts and performs other jobrelated duties projects and responsibilities as required.
Required Training and Experience
- Possesses the ability to secure transportation to allow for reliable and timely work attendance including when business is required to be conducted at sites other than your primary worksite.
- Possesses a current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) CPR certification or obtain within 6 months of start of employment.
- Possesses and maintains Medical Assistant Certification/Registration or Licensed Practical Nurse Licenses preferred
- Word & Excel
- Use of Electronic Health Records system
Were Here For You:
Supporting Balance:As a part of our family you will work full time with a negotiable starting wage dependent on education and experience with predicable scheduling numerous holidays generous vacation time and sick days.
Supporting Your Health:Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Low deductible Medical Rx Vision & Dental insurance at a minimal cost for employees as well as professional courtesy within our clinics.
Supporting Your Future:Retirement Savings Plan with personal access to a Financial Advisor FSA Life AD&D & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance.
Supporting Your Education:Continuing Education Assistance program. Employment with AHC may also qualifyyou for student loan forgiveness under thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Ready To Get Started
Only applications through our Careers page at www.alconahealthcenters/careers/ will be accepted.
Resumes and cover letters are accepted and welcomed in addition to your completed application.
Questions can be sent to
Fighting Against Discrimination:
Alcona Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Alcona Health Center is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Alcona Health Center are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability HIV Status sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status past or present military service family medical history or genetic information family or parental status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Alcona Health Center will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Alcona Health Center encourages applicants of all ages.
Supporting Balance:As a part of our family you will work full time with a negotiable starting wage dependent on education and experience with predicable scheduling numerous holidays generous vacation time and sick days.
Supporting Your Health:Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Low deductible Medical Rx Vision & Dental insurance at a minimal cost for employees as well as professional courtesy within our clinics.
Supporting Your Future:Retirement Savings Plan with personal access to a Financial Advisor FSA Life AD&D & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance.
Supporting Your Education:Continuing Education Assistance program. Employment with AHC may also qualifyyou for student loan forgiveness under thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Ready To Get Started
Only applications through our Careers page at www.alconahealthcenters/careers/ will be accepted.
Resumes and cover letters are accepted and welcomed in addition to your completed application.
Questions can be sent to
Fighting Against Discrimination:
Alcona Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Alcona Health Center is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Alcona Health Center are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability HIV Status sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status past or present military service family medical history or genetic information family or parental status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Alcona Health Center will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Alcona Health Center encourages applicants of all ages.
Upon request auxiliary aids and services will be made available to individuals with disabilities. Michigan Relay Center Voice and TTY/TDD. An EOE.
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