Wound Care Clinic Office Assistant & Billing Support

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Missouri; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS seeks a Medical Office Assistant-Wound Care Center to support physicians and staff in ambulatory practice. You will handle clerical duties, patient check-in, scheduling, billing, and records management to ensure smooth clinic operations.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, strong customer service, and the ability to multitask and type 35 wpm.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Knowledge of general medical office procedures.
• Excellent telephone and customer service skills.
• Ability to multi-task and type 35 wpm.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word.

Responsibilities

• Performs administrative duties such as answering telephones, greeting patients, pulling, updating and filing patient medical records, verifying patient demographic and insurance information, scheduling appointments, and performing billing and bookkeeping.
• Checks-in patients, assists with patient histories, checks accuracy of patient information, prepares charts, may be called upon to chaperone or assist provider during examinations and other patient care activities, performs billing and other general medical office procedures in accordance with established protocols of a particular clinic.
• Educates and advises patients on specified medical issues within established guidelines. Assists with scheduling, coding and billing of medical procedures and/or ambulatory surgical procedures.
• Arranges examining room equipment; cleans rooms and escorts patient to and from assigned room in clinic. Disposes contaminated supplies; maintains stocks of medical supplies and medications as appropriate to the clinic.
• Practices safety, environmental, and infection control methods. Adheres to HIPAA, OSHA, infection control, and medical records compliance regulatory requirements.

Skills

General medical office procedures

Telephone skills

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Typing 35 wpm

Microsoft Word

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Basic accounting principles

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS seeks a Medical Office Assistant-Wound Care Center to support physicians and staff in ambulatory practice. You will handle clerical duties, patient check-in, scheduling, billing, and records management to ensure smooth clinic operations.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, strong customer service, and the ability to multitask and type 35 wpm.