Reference Code: MPC-1111
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), a national medical society representing over 8.000 physicians has an immediate opening for a Medical Practice Coordinator.
This newly created and unique position provides support for both the Health Policy & Practice Services and Market and Member Development Departments. The person in this position will be a self-starter who is highly organized and detail oriented with excellent communication skills. This position will be co-managed by the Associate Director, Communications and the Reimbursement and Practice Manager.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Marketing Communications:
- Coordinate activities to identify innovative physiatric models of care among AAPM&R physicians.
- Draft communications messaging for various methods of member outreach (articles for newsletters; blast e-mails; etc) to solicit stories about models of care among members.
- Actively executes marketing communications campaign(s) to share model stories with members to generate buzz and increased awareness.
- Organize and report metrics to measure increased awareness among members, including but not limited to click thru on e-blasts, hits to Web sites, etc.
Practice Management:
- Assist manager to monitor and report on issues related to coding and reimbursement trends in physiatry.
- Assist Academy liaisons and other specialty society staff by participation with the AMA CPT and Relative Value (RUC) Committee processes.
- Maintain online member coding and billing inquiries.
- Respond to inquiries and provide guidance regarding member and staff coding and reimbursement issues.
- Participate in the development of new products related to coding and reimbursement, electronic health records, and other practice management systems.
- Provide staff support to the Practice Resources and Reimbursement and Policy Review Committees.
- Assist manager to monitor and report on activity of Medicare contractors.
Required Experience and Education:
- Exemplary verbal and written communication skills. Mastery of spelling and grammar.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal skills needed to interact with member physicians for communications content development.
- Experience with both print and electronic communications such as blast e-mails and Web site content and structure
- Basic knowledge of various billing and coding systems including, but not limited to, CPT, ICD and HCPCS.
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), as well as Adobe PDF and Internet navigation.
- Skills to independently organize, prioritize and complete multiple tasks within deadlines.
- Understanding of the relevant issues facing the organization, the specialty and its members.
- Bachelor’s degree and two (2) plus years demonstrated experience.
- Experience with health care writing/editing a plus.
- Relevant association management knowledge.
- Experience with RUC database and SharePoint desirable.
Estimated Travel:
Up to 10%
For consideration, please note this position's reference code and visit our "How To Apply" page.
AAPM&R offers an excellent work environment, competitive salary, and a very comprehensive benefits package. Additionally, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).