Secretary Medical Admin, Sr. (Northbridge Pediatrics) - 24 hours, days

UMass Memorial Health; Northbridge (MA); Sur place; USD 24 000 - 43 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Signing bonus potential

Résumé du poste

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Medical Office Assistant to support patient scheduling, registration, and care coordination in our Northbridge practice. This role handles insurance verification, referrals, and patient intake while ensuring accurate documentation in the EHR system.

Responsibilities include greeting patients, answering inquiries, and assisting with billing, deposits, and daily administrative tasks in a fast-paced, patient‑focused environment.

Qualifications

• Required: 2 years of experience in a medical office or healthcare setting.
• Required: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and EHR systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsabilités

• Schedules and coordinates inpatient and outpatient visits, procedures, and diagnostic testing with patients and staff.
• Registers patients, verifies insurance coverage and eligibility, and secures referrals or authorizations.
• Assists with new patient intake and collects demographic and insurance information.
• Transcribes medical information and maintains accurate patient charts per HIPAA requirements.
• Prepares meetings, coordinates travel, and supports education programs as needed.
• Collects copayments, processes payments, and handles on-site charge entry.

Connaissances

Customer service

Organization

Communication

Confidentiality

Multitasking

Formation

High School diploma or equivalent

Medical secretary/medical assistant training

Outils

Microsoft Office Suite

Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems

Description du poste

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $17.43 - $31.37

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Friday, Monday, Thursday

Scheduled Hours: Mon 10:30-7, Thurs 7:45-4:15, Fri 8:30-5:00

Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 11 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 24

Cost Center: 34000 - 6305 Community Pediatrics of Northbridge

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

*Brand New Pediatrics Office - opened 8/3/2026*

Schedule

Monday 10:30am - 7pm

Thursday 7:45am - 4:15pm

Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Major Responsibilities

• 1. Patient Scheduling, Registration, and Coordination
  • Schedules and coordinates inpatient and outpatient visits, procedures, and diagnostic testing, collaborating with patients, caregivers, and ancillary services to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
  • Registers patients, verifies insurance coverage and eligibility, and secures required referrals or authorizations.
  • Assists with new patient intake, including collecting demographic and insurance information.
  • Identifies urgent patient-care needs and escalates to providers or clinical staff as appropriate.
• 2. Communication and Customer Service
  • Answers and screens phone calls, responds to routine inquiries, and routes messages to appropriate caregivers.
  • Greets visitors and patients, determines their needs, provides information on procedures and policies, and ensures a professional, courteous experience.
  • Serves as liaison between patients, families, and caregivers to promote timely and effective communication.
  • Escorts patients to examination rooms and chaperones examinations as required.
• 3. Documentation, Transcription, and Correspondence
  • Transcribes medical reports from dictation and produces correspondence, reports, memos, and other documents.
  • Proofreads and edits materials for grammar, spelling, format, and style.
  • Composes or prepares standard letters and forms for review.
  • Prepares, updates, and maintains patient charts, records, and other documentation in accordance with organization standards and HIPAA regulations.
• 4. Meeting, Program, and Faculty Support
  • Arranges and coordinates internal and external meetings; prepares and distributes agendas; records and distributes minutes.
  • Makes travel arrangements for conferences, meetings, and other events.
  • May coordinate residency, fellowship, clerkship, or other educational programs, including schedules, requirements, and related documentation, as assigned.
• 5. Billing and Financial Processing
  • Collects patient copayments, processes payments, and maintains records for daily deposits.
  • Performs on-site charge entry for submission to billing.
• 6. Office and Administrative Operations
  • Prepares and processes routine administrative paperwork, such as expense/purchase requisitions, and time sheets, ensuring timely submission.
  • Maintains confidential files and records for medical and administrative purposes; coordinates retrieval of records as needed.
  • Monitors office supply inventory and ensures basic maintenance of office equipment.
  • Coordinates medical office activities, including training, scheduling work for assigned staff, providing guidance on policies and procedures, recommending process improvements, and monitoring performance.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

Position Qualifications

• License/Certification/Education:
  • Required: 1. High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Preferred: 1. Completion of a medical secretary, medical assistant, or related vocational training program.
• Experience/Skills:
  • Required:
    • 1. 2 years of experience in a medical office or healthcare setting.
    • 2. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and electronic health record (EHR) systems.
    • 3. Strong organizational, communication, and customer service skills.
    • 4. Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient and organizational information.
    • 5. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Preferred:
    • 1. Previous experience providing administrative support in an academic medical office.
    • 2. Familiarity with medical terminology, insurance authorization processes, and clinical workflows.
• Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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