Medical Office Assistant Administrative

UNC Health; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 25.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

UNC Health in Raleigh, NC is seeking a full-time Medical Administrative Assistant to handle patient check-in/out, process billing and financial information, and provide excellent customer service. Strong computer skills and office experience are valued, with HIPAA and safety compliance emphasized.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, with preference for candidates who completed a medical administrative program. Onsite work with standard 40-hour weeks is expected.

Formación

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Prefer completion of accredited medical administrative assisting program.
• Previous medical office experience preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Maintains compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Maintains compliance with revenue cycle and financial audit guidelines.
• Demonstrates effective computer skills, files, answers phones promptly, and provides other administrative duties as required.
• Accurately performs patient check in and check out procedures; processes insurance verification and authorization; codes visits using ICD/CPT; balances daily receipts; responds to billing questions.
• Schedules patient appointments entering demographic and clinical information into the system and coordinates with other parties.
• Orders and maintains clinical and office supplies and equipment.
• Follows safety, HIPAA, OSHA, and infection prevention policies; participates in unit performance improvement activities.
• Demonstrates good customer service when interacting with patients, families, and visitors; communicates effectively and works as a team.

Conocimientos

Customer service

Data entry

Communication skills

Educación

High school diploma or GED

Medical office background preferred

Descripción del empleo

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

Performs patient check in and check out procedures, processes financial information, and provides patient billing information. Demonstrates effective customer service and computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintains compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Maintains compliance with revenue cycle and financial audit guidelines.
• Demonstrates effective computer skills, files, answers phones in a timely and professional manner providing complete and accurate information, and provides other administrative duties as required.
• Accurately performs patient check in and check out procedures. Processes privileged patient health information (obtains current insurance verification and authorization, codes visits using accurate ICD and CPT codes), balances daily receipts, and responds to billing questions. Schedules patient appointments entering all required demographic and clinical information into the system and coordinating with other parties.
• Orders and maintains clinical supplies, office supplies, and equipment.
• Maintains compliance with established safety and regulatory guidelines, including HIPAA, OSHA, and infection prevention policies and procedures. Participates in unit performance improvement activities.
• Demonstrates good customer service skills when interacting with patients, families, and visitors. Exhibits effective communication skills and team work.

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• No licensure or certification required.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Prefer completion of an accredited medical administrative assisting program and previous experience in a medical office.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of patients, or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent. Computer Skills: Ability to enter and process data accurately. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC Health MG Group Practices
Organization Unit: NC Neurology
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $18.48 - $25.89 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.