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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Transition Assistant - **Company:** Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc. - **Location:** United States - **Salary:** $50,627.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Applications, Microsoft Office, Electronic Medical Records - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/ac730835-115b-4b68-a8da-49a197cd1469/transition-assistant-accountable-care-organization ## About the Role * Associate's degree or relevant years in healthcare, medical insurance billing, auditing or related field. \n * Excellent analytical skills. \n * Good reasoning and problem solving ability. \n * Highly developed interpersonal skills. \n * Proficient at multi-tasking and prioritization. \n * Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment. \n * Highly organized. \n * Good presentation skills. \n * Demonstrated proficiency with PC and Microsoft office skills. Ability to learn and become proficient in ACO electronic medical records and ACO software applications. \n ## Description n \nA day in the life of a Transition Assistant, Accountable Care Organization at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:\n \n \n * Audit clinical records for gaps in quality care metrics and create corrective plan with ACO practice to facilitate collections and reporting of required quality metrics. \n * Train, educate and update ACO physicians and staff on payer program metrics. \n * Assist in workflow design that promotes compliance to ACO standards and clinical quality metrics. \n * Provide monthly reports to practice to assist with quality metric performance that will maximize shared savings opportunities. \n * Work with providers, care coordinators and office staff to ensure safe patient transitions. \n * Accountable for preventative care metric documentation. \n * Contacts ACO patients to make appointments for outstanding provider follow ups, labs and diagnostics as directed by ACO providers. \n * Performs both internal and external audits for Medicare, Aetna, Horizon, Qualcare payers. Communicates gaps in quality metrics to providers and ACO management on a monthly basis. \n * Assist practice in scheduling appointments and referrals which improves accessibility of office services and patient satisfaction. \n * Travel to assigned ACO offices to ensure compliance with ACO policies and procedures as directed by ACO management. \n * Work with management and care coordinators to utilize ACO software to create and report on ACO outcome measures such as ER, inpatient and sub-acute usage. \n * Audit medical records to ensure documentation conforms to CMS standards for inclusion and exclusionary clinical guidelines. \n * Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). 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