Physician Office Specialist

OhioHealth; United States; On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth is seeking an Office Specialist to support patient flow and satisfaction in a busy healthcare setting. You will greet patients, handle registrations, verify insurance, schedule appointments in the EMR, and assist staff with clerical tasks.

The role requires 1–2 years of health-care secretarial experience or equivalent, good computer skills, and strong communication. Day shift with 40 hours weekly; patient-centered environment and ongoing training are provided.

Qualifications

• High School or GED required.
• 1-2 years previous secretarial experience in health care or medical office, or equivalent.
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with EMR and office software.
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients at arrival, complete registration and verify insurance.
• Process insurance paperwork and obtain pre-authorization as needed.
• Update patient charts and obtain signatures on documents.
• Answer a multi-line phone system and route calls appropriately.
• Provide general office and clerical support as needed by supervisor or manager.
• Work with EMR to attach dictations and update claims information.
• Keep patient charts organized, scanned, and filed.
• Attend staff meetings and ongoing training sessions.

Skills

Customer service

Phone etiquette

Data entry

Scheduling

Insurance verification

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Job Description Summary

Provides receptionist/clerical support assuring patient flow, comfort and satisfaction. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: answering phones utilizing a computerized system, directing calls appropriately, scheduling patient appointments in the electronic medical record (EMR) system, data entry of patient information and insurance verification, providing support to staff members as assigned. The Office Specialist is well organized, highly motivated, customer service oriented, expresses good communication skills, and has strong computer knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities And Duties

• 70% RECEPTIONIST RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Greets patients at arrival for appointments, initiates appropriate paperwork. Completes patient registration, insurance verification, collection of patient insurance co-payments, collects patient outstanding balances, establishes patient payment plans, ensuring accuracy of information placed in information systems and billing systems. Works electronic medical record work queues to correct registration errors.
• 2. Responsible for electronic and manual insurance verification and processing of insurance paperwork. When necessary obtains pre-authorization from insurance companies. Interacts with physician offices and other third parties to obtain all necessary paperwork.
• 3. Updates patient chart electronic or paper r , obtaining patient signatures on necessary documents, files paperwork, notifies appropriate clinical associates of patient arrival.
• 4. Answers multi line phone system, screens calls for office associates, directing to appropriate office associate, ensures appropriate phone coverage using a computerized system.
• 5. Provides general office and clerical support for office as assigned by Office Supervisor and or Manager, to include but not limited to: faxing documentation to referring physician offices, completion of disability forms, FMLA forms, Attorney request letters for reports, patient record releases, Industrial C-9s, C-84s, C-86s, Medco 17s, Industrial appeal paperwork and retroactive C-9s.
• 6. Works Industrial claims in the electronic medical record system, to include but not limited to: attachment of requested dictation to claims, addition of diagnosis allowances and authorization numbers
• 7. Assists in keeping patient charts organized and filed, including scanning and docutrack information into EMR
• 8. Attends staff meetings
• 9. Attends continuing in-house education seminars for further education as needed
• 30% ORGANIZATIONAL/OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Sorts, distributes, and mails transcription as assigned
• 2. Orders and stocks office supplies.
• 3. Ensure office equipment, are clean and well-maintained.
• 4. Provides support to appropriate staff members as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

High School or GED (Required)

Additional Job Description: 1-2 years previous secretarial Experience in health care or medical office or one to two years related Experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of and Experience

Work Shift

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Department

PCP Reynoldsburg YMCA

Join us!

if your passion is to work in a caring environment

if you believe that learning is a life-long process

if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment