Staff Assistant Float
The Orthopaedic Institute · Gainesville, Florida, US
Description JOB OVERVIEW: The Staff Assistant role is responsible for providing specialized administrative support and assistance to their Physician.
Job description
Description JOB OVERVIEW: The Staff Assistant role is responsible for providing specialized administrative support and assistance to their Physician. The Staff Assistant performs a variety of clerical and administrative duties related to the delivery of patient care, including answering phones, collecting patient co-pays and insurance payments, processing paperwork, and performing other duties as required in a fast-paced, customer-oriented clinical environment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: - New Patient Interviews, Data Entry and Appointment Confirmations - Surgery Authorizations and Scheduling - Assist Physician with Coding - Posting of all Surgery Charges and providing copy of OP report to the Billing Coordinator - Assist the Physician with Patient calls (eg. Medication, questions, PT, disability forms, etc.) - Oversee Physician’s schedule (eg. Clinic, surgery, meetings, ER call, and time off, etc.) - Prepare Office Charts for clinic - Maintain files and Medical records - Coordinate Preparation of Pre-Op Orders - Arrange payment plans for patient balances - Schedule Tests (eg. MRI, EMG, Arthrograms, etc.) - Oversee Receptionist Area on clinic days (eg. Pat...