Office Assistant-Rheumatology

sarahbush; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

sarahbush Rheumatology Clinic is seeking an Office Assistant to manage front-desk duties, appointment processing, and patient check-in/out, including encounter documentation for in-person and phone visits. You will support billing tasks and assist with clerical duties in a busy specialty setting.

The position requires a High School diploma, is full-time (40 hours/week), and starts at $17.79/hour with potential to earn up to $27.57/hour based on experience.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.

Responsibilities

• Answers all incoming calls to the clinic and forwards calls or takes messages.
• Verifies patient information and prepares files for clinical staff during check-in.
• Completes patient check-out, posts payments, and totals charges.
• Enters payments into the cash drawer and reconciles totals daily; prepares deposits.
• Greets patients and visitors to the clinic.
• Performs general clerical tasks including preauthorizations, deposits, and records management.
• Provides general assistance to patients and visitors as needed.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Office Assistant-Rheumatology

Job Description

Office Assistants are responsible for processing appointments, customer reception, and encounter management of both visits in person and contacts by phone. Processes medical information including, but not limited to, results and encounter documentation that may be electronic or paper. May have primary or back-up responsibility for managing encounter charge posting and clinic billing functions in an accurate and timely manner. Assists with questions regarding their care and service. Performs additional responsibilities as needed by individual clinic/office settings and as directed by Clinic Supervisor or Clinic Director.

Department: Rheumatology

Hours: Full-Time, 40 hours a week required

Required: High School diploma

Pay: based on experience, starting at $17.79/hour

Responsibilities

• Answers all incoming calls to the clinic and forwards calls to the appropriate individuals or takes detailed messages as appropriate.
• Completes patient check-in process by verifying that all patient information is current and accurate and by preparing the patient file for the clinical staff.
• Completes patient check-out process, taking and posting personal payments, entering charges on the charge ticket and totaling.
• Enters payments into the cash drawer and reconciles the cash drawer totals on a daily basis. Prepares bank deposits on a daily basis.
• Greets patients and visitors to the clinic.
• Performs general clerical functions including preauthorization or referral checks/follow-up, managing deposits, balancing cash box, ordering office supplies, and managing electronic and paper records related to encounters.
• Provides general assistance to patients and/or visitors as needed.

Requirements

• High School (Required)

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range $17.79 - $27.57 Pay based on experience