Location
Jackson, MS | United States
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Welcome to what's known as "The Happiest City"
The Community - Jackson, MS
With numerous historical markers on the Freedom Trail, Blues Trail, and Writer's Trail - and the International Museum of Muslim Cultures (America's first Islamic history and culture museum), Jackson is filled with one-of-a-kind experiences. Find fun in Fondren, the city's hip and eclectic arts neighborhood. Or book it to one of the country's most intact literary homes, the Eudora Welty House & Gardens. Kids will love the new LeFleur's Bluff Playground - the largest in the southeast - and adults are raving about the Fertile Ground Brewery at Belhaven Town Center. Click the link below to check out the vast and distinct myriad of attractions, activities, dining opportunities and more available in Jackson, Mississippi!
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Airport Information: The best bet for major airport travel into Jackson would be the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport which supports roughly 818 non-stop flights arriving in Jackson every month (or 189 flights each week) from a total of 9 airports - all within the United States. Check out their website for more information located here.
About the Facility - G.V. Sonny Montgomery VAMC (Jackson VAMC) The G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery VAMC in Jackson, MS is a 150 bed tertiary care facility, with an additional 86 long term care beds with a Palliative Care Unite, three 150-bed State Veteran's nursing homes, and several ambulatory care clinics that provides care to over 45,000 Veterans. This medical center provides primary, secondary, and tertiary medical, neurological, and mental health inpatient care. Services include hemodialysis, hematology/oncology, sleep studies, substance abuse treatment, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment, and rehab programs. The Pharmacy Service is involved with both primary care and specialized outpatient services including Hepatitis C treatment, Diabetes care, HIV treatment, and Erythropoietin Stimulating Agent management. Comprehensive health care is available for female veteran patients within the medical center, as well as a 24-hour emergency room department.
Facility Address: 1500 E Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39216
Medical Assistant - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to) - The Medical Assistant maintains and monitors patient appointment schedules for the facility.
- The Medical Support Assistant communicates delays in scheduled appointments to the appropriate staff and patients.
- Re-schedules, cancels, processes no-shows and recall reminders.
- Types administrative notes using various automation systems and programs to accomplish work, such as text editing, maintain and retrieval use of messaging by using e-mail.
- Enters and/or retrieves information and data from the Clinical Information System. Completes consult requests through the advice of the physician with the use of Computerized Patient Record System.
- Refers eligibility enrollment and means test when necessary to the appropriate area.
- Ensures that patients are scheduled per provider's orders.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS - Education: A minimum of a High School Diploma.
- Experience: At least one year's worth of vocational training.
- Certification/Licensure: Must be a Certified Medical Assistant.
KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market. KurzSolutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
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