Health Unit Coordinator | Med Surg at Abarca Health

Parkston, South Dakota, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Entry Level & New GradExperience Level

Part TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

HealthcareIndustries

Requirements

High School or GED Equivalent
Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties
Ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds
Ability to work rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (12 hr shifts every 4th weekend; 24hrs/2wks)
Commitment to Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles
Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE)
Maintain confidentiality
Work effectively in a team environment
Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards (e.g., CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, OSHA)

Responsibilities

Serves as a unit/department resource, providing customer service to patients, families, healthcare staff; greet all persons, answer inquiries, direct, and assist them
Uses appropriate reception etiquette for telephone, nurses’ desk receiving area and paging system when answering phone, making announcements and/or assisting visitors; assist in providing direction during emergencies
Communicates messages, explanations and instructions clearly, accurately and in a timely manner to all members of the healthcare team
Keeps work area clean and organized, assists or is responsible for set up and/or restocking rooms, ordering supplies, and cleaning
Accurately enters patient admission/registration information, assists with completion of any required forms, preparing charts, order entry, scheduling appointments, and obtains/distributes patient education materials as directed
Assists with transfer and/or discharge paperwork and communicates necessary for receiving departments/facilities
Assists RN/LPN/Patient Care Tech in meeting patient care needs as requested and appropriate to the unit/department

Skills

Customer Service

Reception

Data Entry

Patient Registration

Order Entry

Appointment Scheduling

Paperwork Processing

Supply Restocking

Telephone Etiquette

Emergency Assistance

Abarca Health

Pharmacy Benefit Management services provider

About Abarca Health

Abarca Health provides Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) services, focusing on flexible and user-friendly solutions for health plans, employers, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Its main product, the Darwin platform, allows clients to quickly implement and modify benefit designs while ensuring compliance with regulations. Abarca Health manages over $5.3 billion in drug spend and processes 100 million prescription claims annually, offering additional services like home delivery for prescriptions. The company's goal is to deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions in the PBM market.

Aventura, FloridaHeadquarters

2005Year Founded

VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage

HealthcareIndustries

501-1,000Employees

Benefits

PTO

Parental leave

Work flexibility

Health insurance

Wellness stipend

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Leadership development programs

Risks

Increased competition from Amazon Pharmacy and Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company.

Growing focus on specialty drugs may require platform adaptation.

Shift towards price transparency could pressure Abarca's pricing models.

Differentiation

Abarca Health's Darwin platform is highly adaptable and user-friendly.

The company offers innovative programs like Triple S en Casa for home delivery.

Abarca Health ensures compliance with ever-changing healthcare regulations.

Upsides

Abarca transitioned two million members to Darwin in 18 months, showing operational efficiency.

Collaboration with Blue Shield of California boosts Abarca's reputation in the PBM sector.

Recognition as a top IT workplace attracts top talent, driving innovation.

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