Office Assistant- Queensgate (Outpatient)- PRN

Job description

PRN (As Needed) M-Th 630a-7p F 630a-4p Sat 8a-12p General Summary: Performs diversified secretarial/clerical duties requiring knowledge of medical terminology and healthcare billing protocols. Provides support for department head and department staff as needed. Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions: - Answers telephones, routes callers, takes messages and provides routine information to callers. - Greets and registers patients in accordance with established policies and procedures. - Schedules patient appointments within established parameters. - Performs a variety of billing functions including recording patient information, preparing and submitting patient charge vouchers and processing insurance information. - Bills insurance carriers for appropriate payments. - Contacts carriers to follow up on balances due. - Maintains up-to-date patient accounts. - Prepares and maintains records of patient charges. - Creates medical records for new patients. - Establishes and maintains files and records on an ongoing basis. - Schedules meetings, training and other requirements for staff. - Enters and/or retrieves data from established computer files using knowledge of various compu...