Medical Office Assistant - Extra Help (Temporary)

Performs functions related to the Daily operation of Call Center and/or Front Desk area for Department of Surgery. Employees at this level are responsible for performing a variety of routine clerical duties to provide quality patient care in a health care facility.

* Performs functions related to the Daily operation of Call Center and/or Front Desk area for Department of Surgery
* Registers patients and Schedules new and established patient appointments
* Responsible for verifying and updating patient demographics or collecting demographic information for new patient, along with current referring physician data
* Obtains and enters updated billing information and links proper insurance to the appointment
* Responsible for contacting patients with appointment details
* Working Daily No-Show appointments
* Greeting patients and visitors/ arriving patients for appointment
* Enters referral information when needed per insurance plan
* Working all divisional Task Boxes in Touch works system
* Scans needed documents into the system

1. High School diploma or equivalent.

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