Office Assistant - IRMC Physician Group Overlook Building - Full Time

Indiana Regional Medical Center; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an Office Assistant for their Indiana location. The ideal candidate will provide exceptional customer service, handle patient registration and financial documents, and maintain an organized front desk. This full-time role requires a high school diploma and preferably medical office experience. Join a supportive team that values work-life balance and offers career advancement opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Great work-life balance

Qualifications

• 2 years of medical office or customer service experience preferred.
• Basic understanding of medical terms and confidentiality laws.

Responsibilities

• Greets and registers incoming patients in a welcoming manner.
• Collects and updates patient information and payments.
• Answers phones and directs calls appropriately.

Skills

Customer Service

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Completion of a recognized medical secretarial program

Job description

Office Assistant - IRMC Physician Group Overlook Building - Full Time

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• Cheerfully greets and registers incoming patients and visitors in a prompt and pleasant manner, determines their needs and responds accordingly.
• Retrieves, reviews for correctness and processes patient registration forms.
• Collects, scans and updates personal and financial information (insurance cards, driver’s license, etc.) obtained from patients.
• Runs insurance verification/eligibility on every patient.
• Works insurance eligibility alerts (yellow triangle alerts).
• Collects payments from patients and provides a receipt.
• Retrieves messages from answering service/voicemail each morning, right after lunch and throughout the workday.
• Answers telephone and directs incoming calls to the appropriate party (e.g. physician, clinical or support staff) via message center.
• Works Cerner message center pools and completes messages as applicable.
• Schedules patient appointments according to provider protocol.
• Maintains copays, petty cash logs and receipts.
• Forwards medical record requests to the Health Information Management Department (HIM) in a timely fashion in accordance with organizational policy.
• Monitors patient reminder system daily to include cancellations, reschedules and no-show appointments. Follows-up on appointment cancelations and reschedules as appropriate.
• Follows HIPAA, Confidentiality and Security rules when providing information to outside sources.
• Accepts and signs for mail parcels and other deliveries according to office policy.
• Practices sterile techniques and universal precautions when accepting specimens from patients over the counter.
• Provides lead or manager with a list of clerical supplies as needed.
• Maintains an orderly, neat and clean front desk area and waiting room.
• Routinely retrieves faxes from the fax machine.
• Obtains prior authorizations as required by patient insurance policy for testing and procedures.
• Travels to other IPG offices when needed to cover front office when requested.
• Performs other tasks as requested.
  
  

Job Details

Description

Job Responsibilities

• Cheerfully greets and registers incoming patients and visitors in a prompt and pleasant manner, determines their needs and responds accordingly.
• Retrieves, reviews for correctness and processes patient registration forms.
• Collects, scans and updates personal and financial information (insurance cards, driver’s license, etc.) obtained from patients.
• Runs insurance verification/eligibility on every patient.
• Works insurance eligibility alerts (yellow triangle alerts).
• Collects payments from patients and provides a receipt.
• Retrieves messages from answering service/voicemail each morning, right after lunch and throughout the workday.
• Answers telephone and directs incoming calls to the appropriate party (e.g. physician, clinical or support staff) via message center.
• Works Cerner message center pools and completes messages as applicable.
• Schedules patient appointments according to provider protocol.
• Maintains copays, petty cash logs and receipts.
• Forwards medical record requests to the Health Information Management Department (HIM) in a timely fashion in accordance with organizational policy.
• Monitors patient reminder system daily to include cancellations, reschedules and no-show appointments. Follows-up on appointment cancelations and reschedules as appropriate.
• Follows HIPAA, Confidentiality and Security rules when providing information to outside sources.
• Accepts and signs for mail parcels and other deliveries according to office policy.
• Practices sterile techniques and universal precautions when accepting specimens from patients over the counter.
• Provides lead or manager with a list of clerical supplies as needed.
• Maintains an orderly, neat and clean front desk area and waiting room.
• Routinely retrieves faxes from the fax machine.
• Obtains prior authorizations as required by patient insurance policy for testing and procedures.
• Travels to other IPG offices when needed to cover front office when requested.
• Performs other tasks as requested.
  
  

Qualifications

Experience and Education. 2 years of medical office or customer service experience preferred. High school graduate or equivalent required. Completion of a recognized medical secretarial program preferred.

Knowledge Of: Medical practice, clerical equipment, operations and processes; must have basic understanding of medical terms and abbreviations; usage of computer systems; various medical forms, reports and processing methods; individuals working in front office must have a clear understanding of the confidentiality laws that govern the patient/physician relationship.

Ability To: Make a great first impression and sustain it, answer multilane telephones, operate automated systems, computers and fax machines, uphold ICARE core values with every patient, every time; exhibit strong interpersonal skills, maintain cooperative relationships with staff members, patients, physicians and management; communicate clearly and concisely, exercise critical-thinking skills, maintain organized and accurate records, exercise team coordination skills, serve as patient advocate and maintain professional appearance by adhering to dress code policy.

The IRMC Physician Group is proud to maintain a great work-life balance & company culture, competitive salary & benefits, and career advancement opportunities.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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