Medical Office Assistant - Orthopedics/Plastics

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Colony Park North, Jackson, MS, seeks a Medical Office Assistant for Orthopedics/Plastics to support clerical, financial and clinical operations in ambulatory care.

Responsibilities include greeting patients, answering phones, scheduling appointments, filing records, handling billing, and assisting providers. Requires a High School Diploma/GED, typing 35 wpm, excellent customer service, and proficiency with Microsoft Word.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Knowledge of general medical office procedures.
• Excellent telephone and customer service skills.
• Ability to multitask and communicate effectively with patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Answers phones, greets patients, files records, schedules appointments, and handles billing and bookkeeping.
• Checks-in patients, assists with histories, prepares charts, and supports provider during examinations.
• Educates patients on medical issues and assists with scheduling, coding and billing of procedures.
• Organizes exam rooms, maintains supplies, and escorts patients as needed.
• Adheres to HIPAA, OSHA, infection-control and medical records regulations.
• Duties may be added or changed by management as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Typing 35 wpm

MS Word

Communication skills

Accounting basics

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Job Requisition ID

R00053521

Job Category

Clerical and Customer Service

Organization

Ambulatory Ortho

Location/s

Colony Park North

Job Title

Medical Office Assistant - Orthopedics/Plastics

Job Summary

Assists physicians and other primary health care providers with clerical, financial and other general medical office operations in ambulatory practice. Works in support of clinic operations by performing medical office, billing and clinical duties.

Education & Experience

Education And Experience Required

High School Diploma/GED

Certifications, Licenses Or Registration Required

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

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.


• 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 security 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.

Time Type

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

No

Pay Class

Hourly

FTE %

100

Work Shift

Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded: No

Job Posting Date

10/6/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified)

10/10/2026