Part-Time Healthcare Admin & Front Desk Specialist

Carilion Wellness; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Carilion Clinic is seeking a part-time Healthcare Administrative Associate in Blacksburg to maintain front-office operations for the Family Medicine clinic. You will greet patients, manage schedules, handle medical records, data entry, and billing tasks, ensuring efficient patient flow.

You will also support other clinic front desk duties as needed, with mileage compensation for travel between nearby facilities. A strong emphasis on accuracy, communication, and customer service is essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience: none.
• Must be customer driven with strong grammar, spelling and punctuation skills.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Proficiency in computer data entry/keyboard.
• Ability to use electronic medical records.
• Good organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Microsoft Word and Excel preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greets, screens, and provides service to patients and visitors.
• Processes mail, fax, and other documents.
• Maintains multi-line phone system/switchboard.
• Schedules, registers, and checks patients in/out.
• Maintains medical records.
• Performs data management and spreadsheets.
• Runs and maintains reports.
• Performs charge entry.
• Processes billing documents and researches and resolves issues.
• Collects co-payments, deductibles, and other self-pay amounts at time of service.
• Maintains cash box and receipt books.
• May assist another family medicine clinic at their front desk (mileage compensated).

Skills

Customer service

Grammar & punctuation

Medical terminology

Data entry

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Electronic medical records

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Carilion Clinic is seeking a part-time Healthcare Administrative Associate in Blacksburg to maintain front-office operations for the Family Medicine clinic. You will greet patients, manage schedules, handle medical records, data entry, and billing tasks, ensuring efficient patient flow.

You will also support other clinic front desk duties as needed, with mileage compensation for travel between nearby facilities. A strong emphasis on accuracy, communication, and customer service is essential.