Medical Office Assistant (MOA)

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Canton (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking an individual to assist physicians and primary health care providers with clerical, financial and general medical office operations in ambulatory practice. The role supports clinic operations with medical office duties, billing and basic clinical tasks as needed.

Responsibilities include welcoming patients, updating records, scheduling, verifying information, and handling billing and bookkeeping under established protocols.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of general medical office procedures.
• Good telephone skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Must be able to multi-task.
• Ability to type 35 wpm.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Microsoft Word.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with patients and staff.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• General understanding and application of basic accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Performs administrative duties such as answering telephones, greeting patients, pulling, updating and filing patient medical records, verifying patient demographic and insurance information, scheduling appointments, and performing billing and bookkeeping.
• Checks-in patients, assists with patient histories, checks accuracy of patient information, prepares charts, may be called upon to chaperone or assist provider during examinations and other patient care activities, performs billing and other general medical office procedures in accordance with established protocols of a particular clinic.
• Educates and advises patients on specified medical issues within established guidelines. Assists with scheduling, coding and billing of medical procedures and/or ambulatory surgical procedures.
• Arranges examining room equipment; cleans rooms and escorts patient to and from assigned room in clinic. Disposes contaminated supplies; maintains stocks of medical supplies and medications as appropriate to the clinic.
• Performs administrative duties such as answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patient medical records, verifying demographic and insurance information, scheduling appointments, and performing billing and bookkeeping.
• Practices safety, environmental, and infection control methods.
• Adheres to HIPPA, OSHA, infection control, and medical records compliance regulatory requirements.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Skills

General medical office procedures

Telephone skills

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Typing 35 wpm

Microsoft Word

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Basic accounting principles

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Description

Job Summary: To assist physicians and other primary health care providers with clerical, financial and other general medical office operations in ambulatory practice. To work in support of clinic operations performing medical office, billing and clinical duties as may be required in a specific clinic.

Job Requirements

• Must have knowledge of general medical office procedures
• Good telephone skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Must be able to multi-task
• Ability to type 35 wpm
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Microsoft Word
• Interpersonal skills to interact with patients and staff
• Verbal and written communication skills
• General understanding and application of basic accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Performs administrative duties such as answering telephones, greeting patients, pulling, updating and filing patient medical records, verifying patient demographic and insurance information, scheduling appointments, and performing billing and bookkeeping.
• Additional Job Description 12:42 10/23/2024 Page 2 of 6 Checks-in patients, assists with patient histories, checks accuracy of patient information, prepares charts, may be called upon to chaperone or assist provider during examinations and other patient care activities, performs billing and other general medical office procedures in accordance with established protocols of a particular clinic.
• Educates and advises patients on specified medical issues within established guidelines. Assists with scheduling, coding and billing of medical procedures and/or ambulatory surgical procedures.
• Arranges examining room equipment; cleans rooms and escorts patient to and from assigned room in clinic. Disposes contaminated supplies; maintains stocks of medical supplies and medications as appropriate to the clinic.
• Performs administrative duties such as answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patient medical records, verifying demographic and insurance information, scheduling appointments, and performing billing and bookkeeping.
• Practices safety, environmental, and infection control methods.
• Adheres to HIPPA, OSHA, infection control, and medical records compliance regulatory requirements.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, frequent kneeling, frequent pushing/pulling, constant reaching, occasional sitting, constant standing, occasional twisting, and constant walking.

Education and Experience Required

High School Diploma/GED

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required

N/A