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Summit Medical Group's Central Laboratory is seeking an Evening Shift Supervisor to join our laboratory technical team. This is a full time position (40 hours per week), reporting to the Administrative Director. NO WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS! We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including a 401(k), with a generous company match, safe-harbor contribution, and profit sharing! The selected individual will manage a group of six MTs and MLTs, which includes a Lead Tech, as well as evenng shift specimen processors. Duties include general supervision of the shift, including preparing the schedule, approving timecards and vacation requests, managing performance, annual evaluations, and interviewing and hiring new staff. Monitor QC, participate in QA activities, prepare for inspections, etc. Summit Central Laboratory is a very busy, high volume, and automated core laboratory. We performed 9.4 million tests last year in chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, and molecular diagnostics. The Central Laboratory provides testing for all of the Summit Medical Group practices, which consists over over 400 providers at over 85 medical offices. Come in and visit our brand-new state of the art laboratory and meet our exceptional Lab team!
About Our Career Opportunity Summit Medical Group of Cookeville has an opening for an experienced LPN,CMA, or RMA to join their office to assist with clinical tasks. This is a Full time opportunity. *Candidate must have proven background of exceptional customer service. Responsibilities: (List does not include all duties assigned)- Escorts patients to exam rooms and prepares patients for examinations and procedures according to physician preferences.- Records vital signs of patients, including pulse, blood pressure, height, weight, etc.- Performs appropriate procedures, such as phlebotomy, injections, EKGs, etc.- Assists the physician(s) with procedures, as well as administering medications and conducting patient educations.- Handles phone nursing when appropriate, to include triaging, pre-certs, referrals, calling in prescriptions, etc.- Performs clerical duties necessary for the physicians to see patients; contacts patients regarding test results or for other related reasons as directed.- If needed, schedules patient appointments with efficient use of clinical time slots.- Maintains stocked, neat and clean exam rooms and common work areas on a daily basis.
About Our Career Opportunity Athens Medical Group, a division of Summit Medical Group, is seeking an part-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their practice working 2-3 days a week. Responsibilities: (List does not include all duties assigned)- Performs complete physical exams, obtains complete medical histories, and records findings.- Maintains and reviews patient records, charts and other pertinent information.- Orders (and, as appropriate, performs) appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures.- Determines preliminary diagnoses and therapeutic plans by obtaining, interpreting and integrating data.- Posts tests and examination results as appropriate.- Instructs patient/family regarding medications and treatments, educates patients/family regarding health and illness prevention, and recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs.- Assists physicians in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients.- Provides monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits.- Triages nursing and family telephone calls and provides consultation.
About Our Career Opportunity Athens Medical Group, a division of Summit Medical Group, is seeking an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant to join their practice on a full-time basis. Office Hours:Monday - Thursday 8:30am-5:00pmFriday 8:30am-12:00pm Responsibilities: (List does not include all duties assigned)- Performs complete physical exams, obtains complete medical histories, and records findings.- Maintains and reviews patient records, charts and other pertinent information.- Orders (and, as appropriate, performs) appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures.- Determines preliminary diagnoses and therapeutic plans by obtaining, interpreting and integrating data.- Posts tests and examination results as appropriate.- Instructs patient/family regarding medications and treatments, educates patients/family regarding health and illness prevention, and recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs.- Assists physicians in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients.- Provides monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits.- Triages nursing and family telephone calls and provides consultation.
About Our Career OpportunityHamblen Pediatrics, a division of Summit Medical Group, is seeking a Pediatrician for an established office in Morristown, TN. Physicians recently completing residency encouraged to apply. Summit physicians are dedicated to delivering comprehensive, compassionate care of the highest quality. **Physicians recently completing residency are encouraged to apply!** Situated between Knoxville and Johnson City in scenic East Tennessee, Morristown offers residents and visitors a unique and diverse cultural atmosphere. With its proximity to Knoxville and the Smoky Mountains, Morristown is the perfect blend of urban and rural America. Residents have access to a wide variety of bigger-city dining, cultural, shopping and entertainment activities, while being able to maintain the advantages of affordable smaller-town living. - For outdoors enthusiasts, Morristown is situated near two large lakes (Cherokee, Douglas) that provide a variety of water sports, fishing, and recreational activities. - In addition to the Smoky Mountains National Park and Cumberland Gap National Historic Area, Morristown is in close proximity to a multitude of other public parks and recreational areas designated for camping, hiking and golf.- As a growing community, Morristown serves the regional hub for eight East Tennessee counties, providing access to a number of excellent private and public primary and secondary schools, higher education institutions, and advanced healthcare facilities. Additional details about this exciting career opportunity with Summit Medical Group: - Competitive salary with productivity bonuses- Sign-on bonus, Relocation, CME allowance- Opportunity for partnership- 401(k) and profit sharing- Health, dental, vision, disability and malpractice coverage- Excellent Public and Private Schools- No state income tax
Summit Medical Group is seeking a PreVisit Planning Coder to join their team. This is a Full-time opportunity. Responsibilities: (List does not include all duties assigned)- Medical Records review and abstractions for the assessment of HEDIS and CMS STARS quality measures and communications to improve compliance.- With use of specified reports, HCC database, Athena EHR, hospital portals, member summaries and Group Management, review all records, progress notes anddiagnosis for accuracy and completeness of documentation to support ICD coding to the highest level of specificity.- Through record review prior to scheduled appointments, accurately identify conditions not yet incorporated in Active Problem List, gaps in preventive services and support code transitions for greater specificity and accuracy.- Ensure coding and documentation criteria, rules and guidelines are met.- Ensure effective, necessary tasking and communication through Athena via approved task note forms.- Through medical record reviews, identify and assist the provider to update the Active Problem List for accuracy (highest degree of specificity) by transitioning the less/unspecified diagnoses codes to the most accurate diagnosis and appropriate code specificity in Athena.- Through medical record, progress note and CPT reviews, identify and report trends for educational opportunities in documentation and coding.- Maintain continuous, effective, positive, and appropriate communication with a focus on actionable elements.- Actively participate in Summit provided seminars for continuing education and remain up to date on rules and changes regarding coding and documentation from appropriate, credible sources. Independently seek CEUs as indicated to maintain Credentials with the AAPC/AHIMA.- Appropriately interact with Summit billing and compliance teams regarding proper coding and documentation requirements and processes. Present applicable questions, suggestions and/or information in a timely manner as appropriate and maintain awareness and understanding of internal processes.- Serve as a helpful, reliable resource for the sites and providers by continuously looking for ways to improve knowledge, processes, and communications. Build appropriate lasting relationships to reduce risk and support providers.- Process Comprehensive Medical Chart reviews for abstraction of ICD-10 codes and accuracy of diagnosis with focused attention on Risk Adjustment HCC coding.- Accurately and effectively communicate with the provider with specific information about conditions documented in medical record but not yet incorporated into Active Problem List.- Analyze progress notes to identify and/or assign accurate ICD-10-CM codes and appropriate level of service CPT codes in accordance with guidelines and procedures to ensure corporate and regulatory compliance with avoidance of errors and inaccuracies.- Actively participate in designated meetings and/or workshops, special projects and other activities associated with the Risk Adjustment program as needed.- Continuous use and awareness of ethical coding, the official coding rules, regulations, and coding conventions of the American Hospital Association (Coding Clinic), ICD-9/ICD-10-CM, Centers for Medicare, and Medicaid Services (CMS), and organizational/institutional coding guidelines.- Actively participates in site-level Quality Improvement Activities. Each employee will contribute to the continual evaluation site performance as well as the implementation and measurement of improvement activities that increase the quality of care provided to patients.
About Our Career Opportunity Summit Medical Group is seeking a Social Worker to join their team. This is a Full-time opportunity. Responsibilities: (List does not include all duties assigned)- Assess clinical information for use in development of comprehensive individualized plans of care for SMG patients.- Identify SMG patient’s with the potential for high risk complications and coordinate the appropriate treatment in conjunction with the patient and care coordination team.- Coordinate with institutional facilities as necessary to facilitate access to physical health and/or behavioral health services needed by the SMG patient and to help ensure the proper management of the patient’s acute and/or chronic physical health or behavioral health conditions.- Assess clinical information to develop an individualized transition plan, if appropriate, that will address all the services necessary to safely transition the patient to the community, including, but not limited to, patient needs related to housing, transportation, availability of caregivers, and other transition needs and supports.- Act as an advocate for an individual's health care needs by identifying and communicating opportunities for care intervention, including identifying and addressing gaps in care. Also by identifying and communicating any barriers to a safe transition and strategies to overcome those barriers.- Utilize criteria for authorizing appropriate home and community based services, obtain authorization for those services, if needed, and confirm those services are being provided and that patient’s needs are being met.- Monitor and ensure that provision of covered physical health, behavioral health, and/or home and community based services are provided as a cost-effective alternative.- Management of critical transitions, such as hospital discharge planning.- Develop and implement targeted strategies to improve health, functional, or quality of life outcomes, such as disease management or pharmacy management..- Maintain appropriate and ongoing communications and collaborations with patient’s, their authorized representatives, physicians and health team members, and payer representatives.- Provide assistance in resolving concerns about service delivery or providers.- Coordinate with SMG patient’s primary care provider, specialists, and other providers and care programs to ensure comprehensive, holistic, person-centered approach to care.- Provide patients with education about the ability to use an advance directive.- Routinely assess and monitor patient’s status, needs, and progress; if progress is static or regressive, determine reason and proactively encourage appropriate adjustments in their plan of care, providers and/or services to promote better outcomes.- Report quantifiable impact, quality of care, and/or quality of life improvements as measured against the care coordination goals- Establish working relations with referral sources, community resources, and care providers.- Actively participates in site-level Quality Improvement Activities. Each employee will contribute to the continual evaluation site performance as well as the implementation and measurement of improvement activities that increase the quality of care provided to patients.
