Medical Office Assistant (MOA)

Healthier Mississippi People; Canton (MS); Presencial; USD 28 000 - 38 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Healthier Mississippi People in Canton, MS seeks a healthcare front desk/office assistant to support physicians and other providers with clerical, financial and medical office operations in ambulatory practice. You will handle patient check-in, scheduling, billing, and records, while maintaining HIPAA compliance and high standards of customer service.

Strong typing, Word proficiency, and ability to multi-task are essential.

Qualificações

• Knowledge of general medical office procedures.
• Strong telephone and customer service skills.
• Ability to multi-task and communicate effectively.
• Typing speed of 35 wpm.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles.

Responsabilidades

• Answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patient medical records, verifying patient demographic and insurance information, scheduling appointments, and performing billing and bookkeeping.
• Check-in patients, assist with patient histories, verify information, prepare charts, and assist during examinations and other patient care activities.
• Educate patients on specified medical issues within established guidelines and assist with scheduling, coding and billing of medical procedures and/or ambulatory surgical procedures.
• Arrange examining room equipment; clean rooms and escort patient to and from assigned room; maintain stocks of medical supplies and medications.

Conhecimentos

General medical office procedures

Telephone skills

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Typing 35 wpm

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Basic accounting principles

Formação académica

High School Diploma/GED

Ferramentas

Microsoft Word

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

• 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