Medical Assistant

Family Healthcare of Northwest Ohio
1191 Westwood Dr.
Van Wert, OH 45891

To apply, email resume to lscott@familyhealthnwo.org.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsible for administering the day‑to‑day activities of the medical front desk office including registration & maintenance of patient records, verifying insurance, scheduling appointments and procedures, accounts receivable, and maintaining the appearance and order of the medical office.

Primary Duties

• Conduct day‑to‑day functions of medical front office
• Assist with insurance verification for medical services
• Conduct registration/confirmation of daily appointments
• Calculate sliding fee schedules for patients and provide detailed service plan estimates
• Manage provider scheduling templates
• Monitor the reception area for a neat, clean, professional appearance
• Ensure efficient & effective daily scheduling

Secondary Duties

• Assist with rooming patients for appointments (obtain medical history, document vitals, initiate interpreter services)
• Administration of vaccines as privileged
• Process medical records requests

Qualifications

• High school diploma (required)
• 2 years professional office experience desired
• Medical Assistant Certificate (preferred)
• Experience verifying insurance eligibility and coordination of benefits with insurance carriers
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop positive rapport with patients, medical providers, other staff members and community
• Effective verbal skills to communicate with patients and staff (bilingual Spanish translation ability preferred)

Pay

Experience-based Pay

Benefits

• Monday‑Friday schedule
• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement contribution