Medical Office Associate - OB GYN Office

Summa Health; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement Savings Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Summa Health is seeking a friendly Medical Office Clerk to greet patients, handle registration, collect co-pays and process insurance information in our Akron, OH medical office.

This full-time, dayshift role requires at least a high school diploma and about one year of clerical experience; light typing skills and confidentiality are essential.

Opportunity to work in Summa Health Medical Group with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year clerical experience.
• Light typing skills.
• Must maintain confidentiality of patient, employee, or financial records.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and handles registration and collects co-pays.
• Schedules appointments and manages insurance documentation.
• Answers and routes phone calls; assists with patient billing.

Skills

Typing

Communication

EMR experience

Team player

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Akron, OH 44320

Full-Time Days / Monday - Friday Schedule /Benefits Eligible

Some travel to other OB GYN offices when needed!

Summa Health System is recognized as one of the region’s top employers by a number of third party organizations, including NorthCoast 99. Exceptional candidates gravitate to Summa because of its culture, passion for delivering excellent service to our patients and families commitment to our philosophy of servant leadership, collegial working relationships at every level of the organization and competitive pay and benefits.

Summa Health Medical Group

789 White Pond Blvd, Suite 200

Akron, OH 44320

Full-Time Days / Monday - Friday Schedule /Benefits Eligible

Some travel to other OB GYN offices when needed!

Summa Health System is recognized as one of the region’s top employers by a number of third party organizations, including NorthCoast 99. Exceptional candidates gravitate to Summa because of its culture, passion for delivering excellent service to our patients and families commitment to our philosophy of servant leadership, collegial working relationships at every level of the organization and competitive pay and benefits.

Summary

Greets patients, performs administrative and clerical tasks in a medical office to include completing registration and collecting co-pays and past‑due account balances, scheduling appointments, and capturing all necessary documentation and information to complete insurance processes. Answers and routes phone calls. Provides answers to questions on patient billing.

Formal Education Required

• High school diploma or equivalent

Experience & Training Required

• Light typing skills.
• One (1) year clerical experience.

Other Skills, Competencies And Qualifications

• Must maintain confidentiality of patient, employee, or financial records.
• Skill in interpersonal communication to effectively interact in person and over the telephone with patients, visitors, and physicians.
• Computer skills, that may include previous experience with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• Ability to perform in a work team environment.
• Ability to effectively interact with populations of patients/customers with an understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity.
• Assumes accountability for demonstrating behaviors consistent with the customer service policy.
• Required ability to handle bodily fluids and possible exposure to communicable disease.

Level Of Physical Demands

• Exerts up to ten pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. Ability to bend, stand, and work for extended time.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

$17.43/hr - $20.92/hr

The salary range on this job posting/advertising is base salary exclusive of any bonuses or differentials. Many factors, such as years of relevant experience and geographical location are considered when determining the starting rate of pay. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members when determining offers. Please keep in mind that the range that is listed is the full base salary range. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical.

Summa Health offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program to include medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off as well as many other benefits.

• Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare and Dependent Care
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Education Assistance
• Daily Pay