Summary
Location
Los Angeles
Type
full-time
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About this role
WHO WE ARE
AMAZING INDIVIDUALS WORKING FOR POSITIVE PEOPLE at AIDS Healthcare Foundation!
Does the idea of doing something that really makes a difference in people’s lives while being well-compensated intrigue you? Are you looking to work for an organization that encourages growth and success from each and every one of its employees?
If so, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is the place for you!
Founded in 1987, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is the largest specialized provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the nation. Our mission is to provide cutting edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay. Through our healthcare centers, pharmacies, health plan, research and other activities, AHF provides access to the latest HIV treatments for all who need them.
AHF’s core values are:
- Patient-Centered
- Value Employees
- Respect for Diversity
- Nimble
- Fight for What’s Right
Please review our Advocacy page for the latest news on how AHF is Fighting for What’s Right! Advocacy News.
Benefits at AHF
AHF offers comprehensive benefits to help our employees do and be their very best! These benefits are intended to enhance employee physical, financial, spiritual and professional health.
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This position requires a Medical Assistant certification, national certification is preferred, but not required
YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR SUCCESS!
A PCS2 contributes to AHF's mission by presenting a friendly, helpful face to patients, people seeking testing or pharmacy patrons. Within their duties of greeting patients in a courteous and sensitive manner, scheduling appointments and assisting with the needs of our clients, this position has the opportunity to give standout service that enhances the reputation of AHF, encourages clients to continue to seek medical treatment from an AHF Healthcare Center and recommend our services to others. The PCS2 role includes offering patient intake interviews, financial screenings and registering for Ryan White and AIDs Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) services. Ensuring that appropriate documentation for patient eligibility is filed and entered into our computer database.
Within their duties of accurately collecting new patient medical history, determining what tests/screenings are due during medical visits, taking patient vitals and documenting all patient health-related complaints, this position has the opportunity to provide excellent patient centered care.
By communicating with patients between provider visits for condition updates, and follow through on test/procedures ordered by providers, the PCS2 can help ensure the patient is receiving the highest quality of care.
The PCS2 manages the referral process by processing specialty referrals in the most timely and accurate manner to optimize care and to address clinical needs; providing all pertinent information to patients for timely appointment scheduling; assisting with appointment scheduling as patients require; and obtaining specialist consults and scanning into the patent’s EMR to provide the most complete picture of a patient’s clinical condition. The Temp PCS2 will track and monitor the status and progress of the referral being completed. They will notify a provider of a patient’s lapse in completing the referral and will remain in contact with the patient to improve adherence.
The PCS2 adds consistent value to the Healthcare Center Team especially in high-stress environments that demand immediate attention, by being flexible and professional at all times.
Skills & Qulifications: Certified Medical Assistant; Must Have Phlebotomy Experience
AHF Commitment
We at AIDS Healthcare Foundation believe that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status or disability. The right of equal employment opportunity extends to recruiting, hiring selection, transfer, promotion, training and all other conditions of employment.
Other facts
About AIDS Healthcare Foundation
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the largest global AIDS organization in the world. To learn more about AHF, please visit our website, www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/aidshealth, and follow us on Twitter, @aidshealthcare.
AHF’s mission of providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy regardless of ability to pay is supported through its various business lines. AHF Pharmacies, Out of the Closet thrift stores, healthcare contracts, and other strategic partnerships generate funding that help AHF provide life-saving services to the thousands of people it cares for.
The hallmark of AHF’s success is generating and defining new, innovative ways to provide HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and advocacy. AHF has embarked on a mass testing initiative to identify and treat the 25 million people worldwide who don’t know they are infected. It will take 1 billion tests annually to achieve this goal. AHF is advocating for mass testing models in hopes of eliminating older, more time-consuming methods.
Since 1987, AHF has cared for thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. As AHF creates and implements its unparalleled programs in new communities in the U.S. and abroad, they expand delivery of healthcare and influence over policy with the sole aim of saving more lives.
What you'll do
- The Patient Care Specialist 2 (PCS2) greets patients, schedules appointments, and assists with patient needs, ensuring high-quality patient-centered care. They manage referrals and maintain communication with patients to enhance adherence to treatment plans.
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