Medical Office Assistant - Oxford Clinic
University of Mississippi Medical Center · Jackson, MS · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
Responsibilities
- Answers telephones, greets patients, pulls, updates and files patient medical records.
- Verifies patient demographic and insurance information, schedules appointments, and performs billing and bookkeeping.
- Checks-in patients, assists with patient histories, prepares charts, and may chaperone or assist provider during examinations and other patient care activities.
- Educates and advises patients on specified medical issues within established guidelines.
- Schedules, codes, and bills medical procedures and/or ambulatory surgical procedures.
- Arranges examining room equipment, cleans rooms, and escorts patients to and from assigned rooms in clinic.
- Disposes contaminated supplies, maintains stocks of medical supplies and medications, and practices safety, environmental, and infection control methods.
- Adheres to HIPPA, OSHA, infection control, and medical records compliance regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED required and completion of a formal medical office assistant or equivalent training program.
- Two (2) years experience in a healthcare setting, or High School Diploma/GED required and completion of a formal medical office assistant or equivalent training program.
- N/A
Qualifications
- Knowledge of general medical office procedures.
- Good telephone skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Must be able to multi-task.
- Able to type 35 wpm.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word.
- Interpersonal skills to interact with patients and staff.
- General understanding and application of basic accounting principles.
Skills
- Knowledge of general medical office procedures.
- Good telephone skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Multi-tasking ability.
- Typing speed of 35 wpm.
- Microsoft Word proficiency.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Basic accounting principles.
Benefits
N/A
Pay
Hourly
Schedule
Full time