What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Administrative Specialist - Group Practice Management (GPM) position at Decypher?
Join Decypher and make a direct impact on the health and readiness of Americas service members, veterans, and their families. Since 2008 Decypher has offered healthcare industry professionals careers where their expertise is valued, and their work makes a meaningful impact. Decypher partners with the Defense Health Agency to deliver professional services, technology, and management solutions. Our mission is to provide and support quality care for our veterans, servicemembers and their families, across the United States.
Job Summary: Medical Administrative Specialist will support military healthcare operations by analyzing clinical and administrative data, evaluating healthcare delivery, and developing solutions that improve quality, compliance, operational efficiency, and patient access. Partner with leadership to drive strategic initiatives, accreditation, financial planning, and facility readiness while ensuring mission success in both peacetime and contingency operations.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: A bachelors degree in health care administration, business, information management, or a related discipline is required. Masters Degree in one of these areas is preferred.
- Certifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- License: Not Applicable
- Experience: A minimum of 10 years of medical administration services is required.
U.S. Citizenship is required
Key Responsibilities:
- Reviews health care delivery plans; identifies market forces, patient and beneficiary demand and other issues impacting MTF capabilities, access, and patient care compliance and/or quality of care and services.
- Projects and studies require analysis of inter-related issues of effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, and customer satisfaction during both peacetime and wartime.
- Researches and analyzes complex health care operations. Prepares presentations, project papers, staff and biometric reports and other medical administrative correspondence; delivers to senior MTF management.
- Uses business intelligence applications to extract, manipulate, format, and from various Government computer systems. May maintain metadata, or design basic databases.
- Notifies and directs professional staff and other medical administrative personnel regarding process, policy, and requirements.
- Using analytical skills and tested methodologies, conducts studies in support of various projects, programs, processes, or initiatives covering all aspects of military health care activities. Projects may be complicated by regulatory requirements, long-range projections, and objectives, and/or political and economic uncertainties.
- Validates and implements MTF policy in support of hospital accreditation programs and quality improvement efforts.
- Assists with the development of financial plans and budgets to execute health care activities and initiatives. Analyzes utilization of funds in collaboration with MTF management.
- Assists with preparations for facility construction, modification, and design activities. Research requirements to ensure an adequate patient care facility as well as a safe work environment.
Work Environment & Schedule: Onsite, Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:30. 1-hour unpaid lunch. 40 hours per week.
Compensation & Benefits: Up to $32.50 per hour H&W
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. However, requirements include prolonged walking, standing, sitting or bending.
Decypher is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce (M/F/D/V)