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Last Updated: 9/12/19

Job Description

Overview

Our Medical Trip Clerk shall monitor scheduled and unscheduled appointments or hospitalizations at community based clinics or hospitals.

Qualifications

Education:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

  • Experience monitoring scheduled and unscheduled appointments or hospitalizations at community based clinics or hospitals.
  • Knowledge and experience of common medical appointment procedures.
  • Knowledge of confidentiality guidelines and Freedom of Information Act.
  • Knowledge of commonly used medical terminology, medical symbols, and medical abbreviations.
  • Ability to type medical reports.

Licenses/Certifications:

  • Medical credentials/certification helpful but not required to perform duties.

Responsibilities

  1. Facilitate the weekly Utilization Review Committee to process all medical consultations.
  2. Notify patients of the decision of the Utilization Review Committee.
  3. Schedule all medical trips for patients to outside healthcare facilities/specialist.
  4. Process and assemble escorted trip authorizations packets for emergency and special outside medical trips on a weekly basis.
  5. Ensure that each escorted trip authorization packet is reviewed by the appropriate Bureau of Prison staff.

Wellpath is an EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability Employer

Company Details

Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Introducing Wellpath, the newly combined Correct Care Solutions and Correctional Medical Group Companies. From two organizations that shared a “patients-first” philosophy, a new company emerges to transform healthcare through innovative public/private healthcare partnerships. Simply put, we are the best at what we do with the top healthcare talent, leading-edge programs and advanced technology. We...