Administrative Assistant - Orthopedics Harrisonburg - Full-Time

Augusta-Health; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Competitive pay

Retirement Plan

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Augusta Health in Harrisonburg, VA is seeking an Administrative Assistant to handle receptionist, secretarial and operational duties in a physician office practice, serving as liaison between patients, staff and physicians.

Under the supervision of the Office Manager, duties include implementing processes and managing operational components of the office, with access to medical records and supplies.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent required.
• One year general office support experience required.
• Medical office experience preferred.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel; proficient with computers including Outlook.
• Ability to work with multi-line phone and computer systems.
• Effective customer service and relationship building skills with patients, visitors and staff; HIPAA confidentiality.
• Proficient listening, verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs receptionist, secretarial and operational duties for Physician Office Practice; liaises between patient, staff and physician.
• Initiates implementation of processes and manages operational components of the office.
• Provides access to physician’s office, medical records and medical supplies.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

HIPAA compliance

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Job Category: Business Admin

• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Harrisonburg, VA 22801, USA

• Pay or shift range: $17.24 USD to $23.80 USD
  The pay range reflects the current compensation range for this position at the time of posting. Individual offers are determined based on directly related experience, skills, education, internal equity, and other job-related factors. Not all candidates will qualify for the upper end of the posted range.

Description

Under the supervision of the Office Manager, the Administrative Assistant:

• Performs duties as assigned that include receptionist, secretarial and operational duties for Physician Office Practice, while serving as the liaison between the patient, other staff and the physician
• Initiates implementation of processes and or has access to all operational components of the office as required by daily operation
• Has access to operational components of a practice includes access to physician’s office, medical records, medical supplies

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

High School or better.

Previous experience administrative or clerical experience

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

• Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
• Competitive Pay
• Retirement Plan
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Free onsite parking

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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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