Office Assistant - Practice

Virtua Health; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Health care FSA

403(b) plan

Paid time off and sick leave

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Virtua Health in New Jersey is seeking a Medical Office staff member to support front-desk duties, patient scheduling, and billing processes. The role requires accuracy in data entry, insurance verification, and patient registration.

The position emphasizes strong communication with patients and staff, along with the ability to multi-task in a busy medical office environment. Benefits and full-time hours may be available.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Must have strong multi-tasking abilities and computer literacy.
• 1-2 years Medical Office experience.

Responsibilities

• Answers and screens phone calls by third ring. Directs all calls to appropriate staff member, ensuring all information is accurate.
• Responsible for scheduling patient appointments and registering patients, including updating and verifying all system demographics and insurance information.
• Performs billing functions such as entering charges and payments, collecting co-pays, reconciling batches and preparing deposits.
• Responsible for preparing referrals and obtaining pre-certifications as required.
• May train and direct office assistants at sites, including preparation of work and training schedules. Acts as office resource and mentoring role model.

Skills

Excellent communication & customer

Multi-tasking abilities

Computer literacy

Medical office experience (1-2 years)

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Job description

Summary

Performs medical office duties including verifying insurance, answering phones, scheduling patient appointments, registering patients, and entering all billing information into system.

Collects co-pays and performs pre-certifications and filing.

Position Responsibilities

• Answers and screens phone calls by third ring. Directs all calls to appropriate staff member, ensuring all information is accurate.
• Responsible for scheduling patient appointments and registering patients, including updating and verifying all system demographics and insurance information.
• Performs billing functions such as entering charges and payments, collecting co-pays, reconciling batches and preparing deposits.
• Responsible for preparing referrals and obtaining pre-certifications as required.
• May train and direct office assistants at sites, including preparation of work and training schedules. Acts as office resource and mentoring role model.

Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required

Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Must have strong multi-tasking abilities and computer literacy.

1-2 years Medical Office experience.

Required Education

HS diploma or equivalent.

Salary:

$18.69 - $26.01 Hourly

Benefits:

• medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance
• health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
• paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.
• Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.