Office Assistant

MedStar Health; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health in Baltimore, MD is seeking an Office Assistant to perform clerical and patient care duties that keep the department running smoothly. Responsibilities include patient registration, scheduling, managing physician orders, insurance verification, and handling cash receipts.

The role also covers medical records tasks, front desk support, room preparation, and supply management, with duties adapting to department needs and site requirements.

Qualifications

• Clerical and patient care duties essential to department operations.

Responsibilities

• Register and greet patients, schedule appointments and coordinate physician orders.
• Verify insurance and coordinate services for patients; manage charge entry and daily cash receipts.
• Assist with medical records; maintain clinical and administrative supplies; front office and call center coverage.

Job description

General Summary of Position

The Office Assistant performs a variety of assigned clerical and patient care duties essential to the daily operations of the assigned department. Duties may vary by department and/or site and may include: patient registration patient scheduling coordinating the physician order re-certification process insurance verification and coordination of services for patients charge entry and reconciliation functions co-payment and daily cash receipt responsibilities assisting with medical record operations on a daily basis greeting registering and escorting patients completing patient set-ups turning over patient rooms and ensuring that the exam room is properly cleaned and prepped performing other patient care duties determined by the therapist or physician editing and distributing clinical dictations order and maintain clinical and administrative supplies creates patient registration packets for patients and/or billing department and providing front office and/call center coverage and assistance.

About The Job

The Office Assistant performs a variety of assigned clerical and patient care duties essential to the daily operations of the assigned department. Duties may vary by department and/or site and may include: patient registration patient scheduling coordinating the physician order re-certification process insurance verification and coordination of services for patients charge entry and reconciliation functions co-payment and daily cash receipt responsibilities assisting with medical record operations on a daily basis greeting registering and escorting patients completing patient set-ups turning over patient rooms and ensuring that the exam room is properly cleaned and prepped performing other patient care duties determined by the therapist or physician editing and distributing clinical dictations order and maintain clinical and administrative supplies creates patient registration packets for patients and/or billing department and providing front office and/call center coverage and assistance.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities