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The Senior Supervisor will provide direct oversight of the daily operations within the imaging and stress laboratories at NSC, as well as provide supervision of the CV sonographers. The senior supervisor will facilitate the orientation of new staff, manage staff assignments, and handle all employee relations activities within the department. The senior supervisor will work directly with the physician leaders for CV imaging at NSC and radiology safety officer(s) to ensure the department is well-equipped, and staff are properly trained, educated, and performing within department standards.

This position will report directly to the Clinical Operations Manager, and will be primarily located at NSC headquarters at 45 Research Way, Suite 108, East Setauket, NY.

Job Summary:

Act as a central point of communication among providers, patients and other team members of our team. Incumbent schedules patients for provider appointments and diagnostic testing utilizing knowledge of medical terminology and practice policies and protocols. Troubleshoots patient concerns and routes calls to the appropriate staff member when needed.

Essential Job Functions:

• Answer large volume of calls promptly.
• Screen all calls for urgency and handle all calls with confidence, compassion and efficiency.
• Schedules patient appointments and diagnostic testing for all providers.
• Collect and verify patient demographic information as well as verify insurance when appropriate.
• Accurately records patient messages and routes them to the provider or appropriate team member.
• Reviews and maintains provider?s schedules according to practice guidelines to ensure patients are scheduled appropriately.

Fast paced, large cardiology practice with multiple locations. The applicant should have 1 year minimum of cardiac experience. Certified Exercise Physiologist or eligible to take the exam within one year of hire.

JOB SUMMARY:

Fast paced, large cardiology practice with multiple locations. The applicant should have 1 year minimum of cardiac experience. Certified Exercise Physiologist or eligible to take the exam within one year of hire.

• Candidate for this position will perform diagnostic cardiovascular stress testing
• Must have the ability to interpret and analyze exams, following protocols to provide a preliminary report of findings to the physician
• Will have an independent schedule and should be familiar with day-to-day operations.
• Other additional duties as needed

JOB SUMMARY:

The Authorization/Eligibility specialist works as a liaison between the Centralized Business Office, the physicians, and the patient. The position interfaces with physicians, patients, and administrative personnel and answers phone calls, responds to fax and email communication and routes messages accordingly. The focus of the position is to obtain prior authorizations for medications and/or procedures. To review patient insurance eligibility and process authorizations to ensure approvals are on file for each patient scheduled to receive services at the Practice. Duties include reviewing insurance information, requesting authorization from insurance carriers, and data entry.

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JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• Generates report from the Practice Management (PM) system to review the patients and services scheduled for the next business day
• Reviews patient insurance information to verify eligibility for scheduled services such as appointments, testing, and surgery
• Prints and/or saves eligibility forms for the front desk receptionists at assigned location the day before the appointment date
• Prepares and requests authorization for scheduled appointments and surgeries prior to the appointment/surgery date
• Processes any referral authorizations and sends referral requests to referring physician’s offices, if needed
• Reviews all authorizations processed by the Front Desk Receptionists to ensure accuracy and completeness ? fixes issues, if any
• Inputs patient demographics and insurance information into the PM system
• Troubleshoots any issues with patient eligibility and authorizations by contacting the insurance companies
• Receives any complex eligibility/authorization issues or questions and processes them accordingly
• Cancels or reschedules patients based on insurance information, as needed
• Provides coverage for front desk personnel, as needed
• Performs various administrative duties such as answering phones, directing calls or messages, accurately entering data into the patient medical records, and transporting files/materials between offices
• Works overtime as necessary
• Follows applicable policies and procedures and takes precautions to establish a safe work environment
• Maintains strict patient protocols in accordance with practice policies/ HIPAA requirements
• Maintains a high level of professionalism with patients and works to establish a positive rapport
• Performs other duties as assigned

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to work collaboratively with cardiologists in an inpatient and outpatient setting.

Hours:Full time, must be able to rotate at the hospital, rotate weekends & must have availability to be on call.

Job Functions:

Under the direction and supervision of a licensed physician, provides cardiac care to patients.

Perform comprehensive inpatient/outpatient visits which include:

Outpatient:

• Conduct comprehensive or episodic health history and physical assessment of patients with acute, chronic and/or cardiac patients with potential health problems.
• Establish medical diagnoses. Write specific orders within the limits of the practice agreement/scope of practice.
• Perform stress testing, provide appropriate direction to office staff regarding patient care issues (triage calls etc. Manages or independently performs evaluative and treatment necessary to provide an appropriate response to life threatening emergency situations until the arrival of emergency response teams.
• Communicates effectively with referring and primary health care providers. Manage independent outpatient clinical practice and coverage for collaborating physicians, including rotating on call weekday/weekend night and weekend coverage.
• Maintain clinical documentation according to group practice.
• Educates patients and families on treatment and wellness care plans

Inpatient:

• Conducts comprehensive health history and physical assessment of patients with acute health problems.
• Performs admission history and physical, develops, manages and modifies treatment plans.
• Participates in daily rounding and collaborates with attending or consulting team to adjust plans of care.
• Manages or independently performs evaluative and treatment necessary to provide an appropriate response to life threatening emergency situations until the arrival of emergency response teams. Facilitates referrals to appropriate community health facilities, agencies and resources.
• Discharges hospitalized patients at the direction of the attending physician.
• Prepares and dictates discharge summaries of patients? hospitalization and clinic care.
• Assists with intraoperative processes and procedures, when needed, and as granted through privileging processes.

General Summary:

Responsible for performing a variety of duties that may be both clinical and administrative tasks. This includes assisting physicians with patient care and handling clerical, environmental and organizational tasks. Expected to provide information to patients so that they benefit from the clinical services.

Essential Functions:

• Check schedules, organize patient flow, room patients.
• Collect patient history including medications and reason for visit, chart in EMR, relay information
• Check vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature), measure height and weight, take EKGs
• Set up equipment, maintain cleanliness of exam rooms, order supplies, keep exam rooms stocked
• Assist with minor procedures, handle specimens, do CLIA waived tests
• Send and receive medical records, obtain Lab & Test Results
• Ensure patient results are reviewed by physician in a timely manner, provide appropriate followup as directed
• Follow HIPAA guidelines
• Other duties as necessary

The Lead Medical Assistant collaborates with the Medical Assistant Supervisor in an office setting to ensure quality patient care.

Essential Job Functions:

• Under the direction and supervision of the Medical Assistant Supervisor provides a leadership role amongst the medical assistants.
• Monitors patient flow
• Manages maintenance of equipment
• Orders clinical supplies
• Runs and scribes for practitioners
• Set up and care for stress and/or echo-stress test patients
• Provides assistance with Holter monitors
• Ensure HIPPA guidelines are always followed.
• Oversees and coordinates the scribes in the clinical department.
• Monitor the performance of the department.
• Maintains and implements all policies and procedures.
• Willing to take on additional tasks/work while continuing to manage daily workflow.
• Assist Supervisor with any and all tasks related to the medical assistants as needed.
• Be a liaison to the supervisor for any medical assistant issues.
• Performs other related duties, which may be inclusive, but not listed in the job description.
• Must travel to all NSC sites.
• All other duties as assigned.

We are looking for a qualified member to enhance our team at North Suffolk Cardiology as a Medical Assistant Supervisor. The applicant will work 5 days a week, Mon-Fri, between the hours of 8:30-4:30, for a total work week of 40 hours.

Essential Job Functions:

In this role, the successful candidate is responsible for assisting physicians, advanced practice providers and nurses in providing patient care. They will be responsible for patient flow, and efficiency of the floor.

Responsibilities:

• Medical Assistant (MA) and Lead MA and the educator MA scope of practice.
• Assist with and update policy and procedure handbook/policy.
• Review GEMMS, SBCM email.
• Schedule and conduct interviews. Encourage peer interviewing.
• Monitor productivity, speed and accuracy, with quarterly review of poor performers, at all locations.
• Assist with triage calls as needed and discuss with APP.
• Conducts performance evaluations and performance improvement plan.
• Coordinate continuing education and routine educational activities.
• Payroll ? reviewing and approving assigned staff time and attendance.
• Oversee cover my meds prior authorization (nuclear).
• Monitor cell phone adherence, in accordance with SBCM policy.
• Scheduling of all medical assistants for all locations, daily assignments, vacation and sick call coverage.
• Assist with disability forms, workman compensation, FMLA, SCAT forms and any other forms.
• Ensure all MA has employee ID displayed with good visibility daily.
• Monitor inventory orders and ensure orders are placed in a timely manner.
• Review all MD and APP room assignments for accuracy and functionality.
• Ensure patient flow is continuous and timely.
• Coordinate OSHA compliance with OSHA coordinator.
• Creates and encourages team work.
• Maintains patient confidentially consistent with SBCM HIPPA policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned, including daily tasks.

The Registered Nurse collaborates with the Cardiologists in an office setting.

Essential Job Functions:

• The Nuclear Registered Nurse Supervisor will use organizational, clinical, communication and problem solving skills to assist in managing the patient workflow on a daily basis.
• Nurse Supervisor will serve as a role model and clinical expert for the delivery of an advanced level of professional nursing care and provides leadership in developing and maintaining optimal patient care standards in the clinical setting.
• Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, makes diagnosis and orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Review test results.
• Provides patient education about underlying medical condition.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding therapeutic regimens, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Performs nursing care, assists with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary
• Coordinates management of patient flow and staffing through continuous assessment of volume/acuity needs, utilizing resources available to assist in provision of appropriate staffing resources.
• Assists in identifying expected outcomes to provide direction for continuity of care/department operations.

Essential Job Functions:

• • Perform all necessary receptionist duties including answering, screening and
  • Routing of phone calls. Take appropriate messages and ensure the proper delivery of those messages.
• • Be polite and courteous at all times.
  • Be able to triage phone calls and determine if urgent, give call to physician or nurse immediately.
• • Greet and register each patient as they arrive.
  • Verify patient demographics and insurance information into the EMR.
  • Collect any necessary co-payments.
  • Notify the provider/staff of patients? arrival.
  • Schedule patient appointments.
  • Schedule any services or procedures as needed.
  • Maintain/prepare patient charts and physician schedule.
  • Open and close office, if needed.
  • Ensure HIPAA & OSHA guidelines are followed at all times.
  • Responsible for observing, keeping track of the flow of patients in and out of the clinical areas without sacrificing the collection and input of correct demographic and insurance information.
  • Verify front end coordinators are accurately tagging patients and moving them into the clinical area reviewing time management and ease of check in.
  • Reviewing back end coordinators, making sure they are expeditiously coordinating the care of patients by capturing and executing through GEMMS all post encounter orders.
  • Ensuring that patients are accurately registered and that all proper paperwork has been filled out completely and any waivers and/or copays have been completed and collected.
  • Verifying monies are entered into the GEMMS (or Power Works program as necessary) and review daily payments reconciling to actual monies posted for daily deposit