Office Assistant-Women's Health

Sarah Bush Lincoln; Mattoon (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Bush Lincoln is seeking an Office Assistant for the Women’s Health Clinic in Mattoon, IL. The role handles appointment processing, reception, and encounter management for in-person and phone contacts, with potential billing support. Pay starts at $17.79 per hour based on experience.

Responsibilities include greeting patients, checking in/out, processing payments, posting charges, and maintaining electronic/paper records. Requires a High School Diploma and full-time, first-shift hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

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.
• G 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.

Skills

Reception duties

Customer service

Clerical tasks

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Office Assistant-Women's Health

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: Women's Health Clinic

Hours: Full time, 40 hours/week

Shift: 1st

Required: High School Diploma

Pay: Based on experience, starting at $17.79

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.

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