Medical Office Assistant Administrative - Surgical Specialist

UNC Health Care; Kinston (NC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care is seeking a detail‑oriented administrative assistant to handle patient check‑in/out, billing information, and front‑desk duties in a hospital setting. You will use computer systems to process data, schedule appointments, and support daily workflow for the Surgical Specialist unit.

The role emphasizes accuracy, confidentiality, and teamwork, with a standard 40‑hour work week and day shift on site in Kinston, NC.

Qualifications

• Language: read, write, and speak clearly about safety and procedures.
• Math: perform basic calculations for billing and receipts.
• Computer: data entry and processing accuracy.
• Reasoning: follow written/oral instructions and solve routine issues.

Responsibilities

• Check in/out patients and collect/verify information.
• Process financial information and answer billing questions.
• Provide courteous customer service and basic clerical support.
• Schedule appointments and enter demographic/clinical data into the system.
• Maintain supplies and ensure safety and regulatory compliance.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and staff.

Skills

Language skills

Mathematical skills

Computer skills

Reasoning ability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Medical administrative assisting program

Job description

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

1. Maintains compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
2. Maintains compliance with revenue cycle and financial audit guidelines.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Orders and maintains clinical supplies, office supplies, and equipment.
6. Maintains compliance with established safety and regulatory guidelines, including HIPAA, OSHA, and infection prevention policies and procedures. Participates in unit performance improvement activities.
7. Demonstrates good customer service skills when interacting with patients, families, and visitors. Exhibits effective communication skills and team work.

Other information

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 Medical Group

Organization Unit: Surgical Specialist

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$16.00 - $22.51 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:Kinston

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. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.