Medical Office Admin Assistant: Scheduling & Insurance

Baptist Health; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Medical Office Secretary for the Physical Therapy Department to handle referrals, scheduling, and patient intake. Responsibilities include verifying insurance, obtaining authorizations, collecting co-pays, and managing the referral queues with HIPAA compliance.

The role requires a high school diploma and preferred secretarial training, with typing at 40 wpm and prior medical office experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required or preferred.
• Typing speed 40 wpm required.
• Experience with medical office software preferred.
• Medical office experience required.

Responsibilities

• Register patients and obtain accurate demographics including patient email.
• Verify insurance information and enter into the system.
• Verify benefits and obtain authorization for treatment including co-pays and ABN if applicable.
• Check Medicare Part B patient therapy cap information.
• Process electronic and paper referrals; manage schedules.
• Distribute load among therapists and schedule patients.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Secretarial training preferred

Medical Office Experience Required

Job description

Baptist Health is seeking a Medical Office Secretary for the Physical Therapy Department to handle referrals, scheduling, and patient intake. Responsibilities include verifying insurance, obtaining authorizations, collecting co-pays, and managing the referral queues with HIPAA compliance.

The role requires a high school diploma and preferred secretarial training, with typing at 40 wpm and prior medical office experience.