Medical Office Assistant II (Part-time Weekends)

About the Job

Location : Washington Hospital Center

Department : Imaging Services - MRI

Status : Part-time, 20-hours per week

Schedule : Weekends (Saturday & Sunday, 6 : 30am-5 : 30pm)

This Full-Time position will be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 722.

General Summary of Position

Provides a variety of moderately complex medical office support / clerical / secretarial functions for one or more medical professional or research staff.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Receives and screens telephone callers and visitors to the office. Responds to a variety of inquires referring the inquiries of a technical nature to an appropriate staff member. Takes and forwards messages.
• Schedules patients' appointments and assists in the scheduling of the patients' appointments with other medical offices. Coordinates physician(s)' calendar including patient appointments surgeries meetings etc.
• Transcribes dictation including patient narrative and / or discharge summaries general correspondence and memoranda. Types letters requisitions reports etc. from handwritten copy and / or notes.
• Answers requests for new prescriptions and refills; submits requests to physician for authorization. Calls in prescriptions to pharmacy.
• Completes preliminary registration for new patients and updates information on existing patients (inpatients and / or outpatients); obtains necessary recertification / verification / referrals signatures copies of insurance cards etc. May coordinate pre-admission testing.
• Enters physician charges into billing system ensuring appropriate insurance coverage and providing Patient Billing Services with appropriate referrals authorizations and operative reports. May review ICD-10 codes; works with medical personnel to reconcile errors and inconsistencies. Responds to billing related inquires from patients and / or Patient Billing Services. Accepts co-payments; may deposit payments or forward them to appropriate personnel.
• Establishes and maintains a variety of files records logs charts etc. including departmental files. Retrieves files records charts and / or the information therein as necessary.
• Receives opens and date stamps incoming mail. Reviews sorts and / or directs mail to the appropriate person in accordance with departmental policy.
• May prepare exam room(s) between patients based on procedure and may assist physician in exam / procedure.
• Maintains office supplies and may assist in maintaining medical supply inventory for the department.
• May compile information for procedure and on-call schedules. Posts and distributes schedules to appropriate personnel revising schedules as necessary.

Minimal Qualifications

Education

Experience

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

This position has a hiring range of

USD $21.57 - USD $32.81 / Hr.