Advanced Office Clerk

Health Partners Management Group; Texas; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Partners Management Group in Texas seeks an Advanced Office Clerk to provide clerical and administrative support. The role schedules appointments in CHCS/AHLTA or MHS GENESIS for primary, specialty, and subspecialty care, and calls patients to arrange, reschedule, or cancel visits.

The position also functions as a medical records technician, compiling and extracting data to ensure regulatory compliance, maintaining records, and supporting quality assurance with routine reporting.

Qualifications

• One year of medical office scheduling or related experience preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in medical terminology is required.
• Ability to prepare and edit written correspondence, reports, and transcribed material.

Responsibilities

• Answer main office phone line and direct calls as needed.
• Schedule medical appointments and determine patient eligibility for services.
• Maintain appointment schedules using CHCS, AHLTA, or MHS GENESIS.
• Update and verify patient demographic information prior to booking.
• Retire and organize medical records with appropriate filing and retrieval steps.
• Prepare records for reporting and quality assurance programs.

Skills

Typing 50 WPM

Medical ethics

Telephone etiquette

Communication skills

English writing

Office administration

Office equipment

JCAHO knowledge

AAAHC knowledge

Education

High school diploma/GED

BLS Certification

Job description

Advanced Office Clerk

SUMMARY: Provides clerical/administrative support. Schedules appointments in Composite Health Care Systems (CHCS/AHLTA) or MHS GENESIS for primary care, specialty and subspecialty medical care. In addition to scheduling requested appointments, this position will call patients to schedule, reschedule, and/or cancel appointments as needed, to include appointments for consult/referral specialty care within the MTF. Serves as a medical records technician to process and maintain inpatient, outpatient or ambulatory procedure unit medical records. Required to compile or extract medical records data to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Mandatory Knowledge And Skills

• A fully qualified typist (computer keyboard) with a minimum of 50 WPM is required.
• General medical ethics, telephone etiquette, and excellent communication and customer service skills.
• English language, correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and format to prepare and edit written correspondence, reports, and transcribed material.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• General office administrative and clerical skills to perform receptionist duties and answer telephones.
• Ability to use standard office equipment, such as computers, typewriters, copiers, fax machines, telephone systems and office automations systems, to perform a substantial range of medical record maintenance support.
• General knowledge of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards; Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) for complete, prompt, and accurate health records.

EDUCATION

High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalency. Basic medical terminology required.

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) CERTIFICATION

Required and must stay current. Certification must be through the American Heart Association.

EXPERIENCE

At least one year in medical office scheduling, in an office setting, or at least one year in relevant experience or specialized Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator certification required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The work can be sedentary. However, there may be some physical demands. Requirements include walking, standing, sitting or bending. Must be able to carry 25-50 pounds and reach high shelving units with the assistance of step ladders to retrieve and file medical records.

Unique Military Health Care Systems/Procedures

• Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA)
• Composite Health Care Systems (CHCS) and/or MHS GENESIS
• Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS);
• Military Filing System - by sponsor social security number, terminal digit order, color-coded and blocked filing system.
• Contents of a military medical record, layout, sections, family member prefix designation, forms used in a MTF, and the medical record tracking procedures.

Performance Outcomes

• Answers main office phone line. Directs telephone calls to appropriate section for assistance. Takes messages as required.
• Arranges and schedules medical appointments and determines patient eligibility for services. Determine patient eligibility, schedule appointments, relay general instructions to patients, or make referrals to other sections. Supports PCM by name processing for appointment and appropriate access to care timeframes during allocation of standard appointment types.
• Maintains appointment schedules using government computer systems and standard protocols and procedures. Validates basic CHCS patient demographic information prior to booking appointment for patients. Make required updates.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date patient schedules and logs. Utilized government computer system tools and standard protocols and procedures (detail codes, freezing slots, and TRICARE on-line usage) to facilitate maintenance of appointment slots, rescheduling options or cancellation processing.
• Call patients as needed to schedule, reschedule, and/or cancel appointments. Promotes consult/referral specialty medical care within the MTF.
• Obtains updates and files medical records. Obtains documentation as requested by healthcare providers (test results or documentation not yet filed in records).
• Organizes and researches patient records, extract needed information, and review records for completeness, accuracy, and consistency within established guidelines.
• Initiates and locates patient medical records. Maintains medical records in accordance with prescribed directives.
• Conducts daily pull, delivery, and retrieval of patient records. Ensures arrival of medical records prior to appointment(s).
• Prepares reports regarding record statistics as necessary. Participates in records review as part of the facility’s quality assurance program and in accordance with accreditation standards.
• Retires medical records in accordance with regulatory procedures and guidelines.