Administrative Assistant - Harrisonburg Primary Care

Augusta-Health; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Free onsite parking

Shift and weekend differentials

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Augusta Health in Harrisonburg is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support Harrisonburg Primary Care under the Office Manager. You will handle receptionist tasks, secretarial duties, and patient liaison activities in a busy practice with 6 providers.

Responsibilities include answering calls, scheduling and registering patients, and ensuring accurate filing. Requires a high school diploma and office experience; medical office background is a plus.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent required.
• One year general office support experience required.
• Medical office experience preferred.
• Understanding of general office routines and procedures with accurate filing ability.
• Basic knowledge of MS Word/Excel; proficient with Outlook email and navigation.
• Ability to work with multi-line phones and computer systems accurately and efficiently.
• Strong customer service and relationship-building skills with patients, visitors and staff.
• Ability to transcribe documents and strong listening/communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Answering incoming calls direct and voicemails.
• Checking patients out and scheduling appointments.
• Registering patients for appointments.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Transcription

Phone handling

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Administrative Assistant - Harrisonburg Primary Care

Job Category: Business Admin

Requisition Number: ADMIN014117

• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Harrisonburg, VA 22801, USA

Description

Under the supervision of the Office Manager, the Administrative Assistant performs duties as assigned that include receptionist, secretarial and operational duties for Harrisonburg Primary Care, while serving as the liaison between the patient, other staff and the physician. Harrisonburg Primary Care is a busy medical practice with 6 providers.

Examples of duties Include but are not limited to:

• Answering incoming calls Both Direct and Voicemails
• Checking patients out and scheduling appointments
• Registering patients for appointments

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent required
• One year general office support experience required
  • Medical office experience preferred
• Requires a basic understanding of general office routines and procedures with the ability to file accurately
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Word and Excel; proficient with computers to include keyboarding, basic navigation and use of email (Outlook)
• Ability to work with multi-line phone and computer systems accurately and efficiently
• Effective customer service and relationship building skills with patients, visitors and staff; ability to respect dignity of all patients and follow HIPAA rules without breaches in confidentiality
• Ability to transcribe documents
• Proficient listening, verbal and written communication skills

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

• Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
• Free onsite parking
• Shift and weekend differentials
• Tuition reimbursement

Company Information

Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.

Qualifications

Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Preferred

Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause

Motivations

Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

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