Administrative Assistant II - RDOG Ophthalmology, Westwood

Davita Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Davita Inc. is seeking an organized and friendly individual to join the Department of Ophthalmology as an administrative support staff member for the Retinal Disorders & Ophthalmic Genetics clinic. This role is essential for ensuring effective patient care coordination, handling authorizations, managing insurance verifications, and facilitating appointment scheduling. Candidates should possess strong communication abilities and a solid understanding of medical terminology to thrive in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of various insurance plans such as PPOs, HMOs, and Medicare.
• Ability to coordinate activities under high pressure.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Obtain authorizations for tests, injections, and office visits.
• Verify insurances and process referrals.
• Provide patient check in/out and scheduling support.

Skills

Knowledge of medical terminology

Knowledge of insurance plans

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Typing skills

File management skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Job description

Description

Join our team at the Department of Ophthalmology and provide essential administrative support for the Retinal Disorders & Ophthalmic Genetics clinic in Westwood! Your role will be pivotal in ensuring smooth patient care coordination.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Obtain authorizations for tests, injections, and office visits
• Process referrals
• Verify insurances
• Provide support in the patient check in/out and scheduling process
  

Salary Range: $25.60-36.33 Hourly

Qualifications

We are looking for a friendly and organized candidate with...

• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of various insurance plans such as PPOs, HMOs, EPOs, Medicare and Medi-cal.
• Skill in establishing, coordinating and maintaining patient and administrative files.
• Skill in operating computer terminal for processing and accessing patient data.
  
• Ability to act as liaison between physician and patients and their families, using good verbal and written communication skills.
• Typing skills to prepare correspondence with speed/accuracy.
• Skill in writing grammatically correct routine medical and business correspondence.
• Skill in setting priorities which accurately reflect relative importance of job responsibilities.
• Ability to work independently and follow through with assignments with minimal (or no) direction from supervisor.
• Ability to coordinate activities to guarantee timely completion of teamwork (usually under high pressure).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.