Job Details

Medical Office Assistant

**Applicant must be able to work flexible hours**

Current position is 8am to 5pm Monday - Friday with hour lunch

$18/Hour

Job Purpose:

Serves patients and referring physicians by scheduling appointments; maintaining records and accounts; Taking patient payments; etc.

Duties:

• Welcomes patients and visitors by greeting patients and visitors, in person or on the telephone; answering or referring inquiries.
• Optimizes patients' satisfaction by scheduling appointments in person or by telephone.
• Keeps patient appointments on schedule.
• Comforts patients by anticipating patients' anxieties; answering patients' questions; maintaining the reception area.
• Ensures availability of treatment information by filing and retrieving patient records.
• Maintains patient accounts by obtaining, recording, and updating personal and financial information.
• Obtains revenue by recording and updating financial information; recording and collecting patient charges; controlling credit extended to patients; filing, collecting, and expediting third-party claims.
• Helps patients in distress by responding to emergencies.
• Protects patients' rights by maintaining confidentiality of personal and financial information.
• Maintains operations by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Multi-tasking, Flexibility, Telephone Skills, Customer Service, Time Management, Organization, Attention to Detail, Scheduling, Word Processing, Professionalism, Quality Focus

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• PTO per Hour Worked