Medical Office Assistant

Healthcare Support Staffing; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 20,664 - 24,796; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Fun and positive work environment

Job summary

A national healthcare staffing firm is seeking an experienced Medical Office Assistant to join their team in Waltham, Massachusetts. In this role, you will assist with the monitoring of medical services, process prior authorizations, verify eligibility and benefits, and perform data entry tasks. The ideal candidate will have at least a high school diploma, 2+ years of customer service experience, and knowledge of medical terminology. Competitive hourly pay, medical benefits, and a positive work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of customer service experience is required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is necessary.
• Candidate must have reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring utilization of medical services.
• Initiate authorization requests for services.
• Verify eligibility and benefits.
• Answer phone queues and process faxes.
• Data entry for authorizations into the system.

Skills

Customer service experience

Medical terminology knowledge

Data entry knowledge

Friendly personality

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Description

Are you an experienced Medical Office Assistant looking for a new opportunity with a prestigious healthcare company? Do you want the chance to advance your career by joining a rapidly growing company? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions – this is the position for you!

Daily Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring utilization of medical services to assure cost effective use of medical resources through processing prior authorizations
• Initiate authorization requests for outpatient and inpatient services in accordance with the prior authorization list. Route to appropriate staff when needed.
• Verify eligibility and benefits
• Answer phone queues and process faxes within established standards
• Data enters authorizations into the system.

Hours for this Position

• Pay rate: $15-$18 per hour
• $21 per hour for LPNS

Advantages of this Opportunity

• Competitive salary, negotiable based on relevant experience
• Benefits offered, Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Fun and positive work environment

Qualifications

• High school diploma
• 2 years+ Customer service experience
• Medical terminology knowledge
• Reliability – need to have own means of transportation – not public transportation
• Friendly/bubbly personality
• Data entry knowledge