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Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Certified Medical Assistant (Medical Services Assistant - Multiple Positions)
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services
Department	RHG-RWJ Neurosurgery Clinic
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Medical Services Assistant for the Neurosurgery Department within Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Medical Assistant performs administrative and clerical tasks as assigned to support effective and efficient office operations. This position aids physicians in the examination and treatment of patients. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Implements patient experience techniques in all patient interactions, in-person, telephone, and telehealth visits. Advises patients regarding preparation of necessary forms, counsels patients regarding paperwork requirements. Obtains pre-certification and /or prior authorization from insurance companies for patient management as assigned, including surgical authorizations. Handles physician and professional staff EMR and other correspondence to physicians, patients, and other providers. Complete scheduling process for surgeries, including but not limited to booking surgical case, notifying representatives, supplying codes provided by physician and departmental billing coder, scheduling PAT and COVID appointments as well as associated preoperative radiological studies. Coordinate preoperative bloodwork and clearances with patient care team physicians. Communicate any barriers to this process with the physician and APP team in a timely manner.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	1750
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	23.820
Annual Mid Range Salary	24.320
Annual Maximum Salary	25.050
Standard Hours	40.00
Union Description	Teamsters, Local 97
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	At least one (1) year of relevant experience, preferably in a medical office setting.
Certifications/Licenses	Meets the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners definition of a “Certified Medical Assistant” as outlined in NJAC 13:35-6.4(a)2.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Knowledge of medical terminology. Ability to travel to “off-site” practices to provide coverage, as needed. Function in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications	Bilingual skills (English/Spanish). Completion of medical interpreter training course.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Position requires standing 2/3 of the time, walking 2/3 of the time, requires sitting 2/3 of the time use of the hands to finger, handle or feel 2/3 of the time, reaching with hands and arms over 1 /3 of the time, stooping, kneeling, crouch or crawl under I /3 of the time, talk to hear over 2/3 of the time. Position requires lifting I /3 of the time up to IO pounds, and under I /3 of the time up to 25 pounds. • Moderate noise environment with some exposure (less than I /3 of the time) to blood-borne pathogens requiring the use of personal protective equipment; some potential exposure (less than 1/3 of the time) to hazardous waste. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Open office environment. Moderate noise and foot traffic
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST0535
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants	All applicants will be required to upload a recent copy of their license/certification.
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Downtown New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

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