What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant Population Health - DeKalb Primary Care Rainsville - FT - 1st Shift position at Huntsville Hospital Health System?
Overview
Centered in a clinician provider practice, this individual works in partnership with patients, families, nurses, physicians, other qualified healthcare providers and clinical disciplines. Coordinates care for patients with chronic disease and manages effective care transitions for them within the continuum. Partners with the provider care team for successful preventative care visits to reduce the severity of chronic disease and avoidable acute illness. Provides effective clinical health coaching to assist patients with self-management of their chronic disease and life-style changes to mitigate health risk. Promotes effective partnerships and utilization of community resources. Facilitates a “shared goal model” within and across settings to achieve coordinated high-quality care that is patient and family-centered.
Responsibilities
• Serves as the contact-point, advocate, and informational resource for the patient, family, careteam, & payers• Provides a coordinated, strategic approach to detect early and manage effectively the chronicallyill patient population and reduce readmissions• Promotes healthy behaviors in all populations and ensure navigation assistance with communityresources.
• Facilitates patient access to appropriate medical resource and preventative services• Demonstrates evidence of essential leadership, communication, education, collaboration, andcounseling skills.• Effective organizational skills and demonstrates ability to maintain accurate notes and records.• Proactively acts as a patient advocate, responding with empathy and respect to resolvepatient/family concerns.
Qualifications
Education Required: High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
License, Certification and/or Registration: Medical Assistant certification required.
Experience: Previous 3 years medical experience, preferably in an office/clinic setting caring for chronic disease patients.
About Us
DeKalb Regional Medical Center celebrated its 35th anniversary in October 2021. Throughout its history, the team of healthcare providers here have been proud to serve the people of Fort Payne, Alabama.
Today, DeKalb Regional is 134-beds and offers comprehensive services including cardiac catheterization, geriatric psychiatric services, women’s and children’s services, bariatric services, orthopedics services, and many more. DeKalb Regional and its physicians serve patients from throughout Northeast Alabama and Western Georgia.
DeKalb Regional is committed to providing quality care close to home. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and the American College of Cardiology as a Primary Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. It was also awarded the 2023 Get with the Guidelines Rural Stroke Bronze Quality Award from the American Heart Association. In fall of 2023, DeKalb Regional was one of seven hospitals in Alabama to receive an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group.
DeKalb Regional Medical Center has 500 employees and more than 100 members of the medical staff.