Reproductive Health Assistant

Planned Parenthood Great Plains • Rogers, AR

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) seeks a full-time Reproductive Health Assistant located 20 minutes relative to Bentonville, AR for this 21st century health care provider and advocacy organization dedicated to upholding the standard for providing high quality sexual and reproductive health care, providing education that promotes informed proud and authentic sexuality, and changing the culture through proactive advocacy to ensure equality in reproductive and sexual decision making.
Participate in a team approach to patient care and communicate effectively and sensitively with patients from a wide range of backgrounds and ages while serving as a patient advocate. The RHA is responsible for assisting in patient services including, but not limited to, patient relations, appointment scheduling, cash handling, lab, and patient education. The Reproductive Health Assistant will have the ability to work at the Front Desk, as a Patient Educator, in phlebotomy, and assisting with medical care.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including Saturdays and evenings required.
• Work experience and/or training in the healthcare field preferred.
• Prior working knowledge of Electronic Health Records system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides exceptional customer service to patients while contributing to the financial success of the organization by collecting appropriate patient fees and co-payments and soliciting donations from clients per PPGP guidelines.
• Conducts patient educational sessions including providing informed consent counseling to ensure that the patient understands and agrees to his/her medical care, and that the patient makes voluntary decisions in the absence of coercion.
• Prepares patients for the health care visit by directing and/or accompanying them to the examination room; provides examination gowns and drapes; helps them to position themselves for the examination and/or treatment; arranges examination room instruments, supplies, and equipment.
• Performs front desk functions including answering phones, greeting and checking-in patients, verifying insurance, and managing in-office billing and fee collection, preparing, organizing and maintaining electronic medical records in EMR/EHR system.
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; reviewing and/or recording medical history; taking vital signs; confirming purpose of visit or treatment, and reviews medications and allergies. Completes records by recording patient examination, treatment, and test results.
• Counsels patient on options after pregnancy, including: parenting, adoption and abortions.
• Supports patient care delivery by assisting health care providers during examinations; prepares laboratory specimens; performs basic laboratory tests on the premises; disposes of contaminated supplies; sterilizes medical instruments; and performs other procedures as requested.
• Screens financial, medical and social history with correct documentation of patient information.
• Conducts tests according to CLIA standards and adheres to OSHA regulations when handling biological matter.
• Adheres to all money handling procedures, collecting co-pays and other patient payments.
• Verifies patient’s insurance, determines patient payment responsibility at the time of service and posts all charges and payments received at the time of service to the billing system.
• Collects health plan authorization, insurance cards with picture ID’s, completes appropriate forms and obtains signatures per PPGP policy.
• Enters data accurately for patient visits and fees in EMR/EHR to increase accuracy and efficiency of claims process.
• Maintains confidentiality, prepares deposit slips, runs end-of-day reports for delivery of daily deposit to bank as instructed by the Health Center Manager.
• Adheres to PPGP goals and policies regarding professionalism, minimizing patient wait time in the Health Center and on the phone, adhering to a system for addressing patient complaints, and implementing patient satisfaction surveys following each visit.
• Provides clients with accurate information regarding PPGP services, including questions pertaining to contraception, options, and funding sources.
• Complies with regulations regarding patient rights.
• Understands and complies with Child and Minor Abuse identification and reporting.
• Demonstrates adherence to the “In This Together†principles when dealing with co-workers, staff and patients
• Supports and carries out PPGP’s Mission: upholding the standard for providing high quality sexual and reproductive healthcare; providing education that promotes informed proud and authentic sexuality; changing the culture through proactive advocacy to ensure equality in reproductive and sexual decision making.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED