Medical Office Assistant FT

Medical Office Assistant FT

Gastro One is a state-of-the-art healthcare facility specializing in gastroenterology and endoscopy procedures. We are committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care in a comfortable and efficient environment. Our team of dedicated professionals is passionate about improving the lives of our patients. If you're looking to join a dynamic healthcare team that values excellence and patient well-being, Gastro One may be the place for you.

Gastro One is seeking a Medical Office Assistant to join our administrative team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth operation of our healthcare facility, working closely with medical staff, patients, and fellow team members. The duties include check in / out patients, scheduling, insurance verification, answering calls, collection and chart building.

The successful candidate will possess outstanding multi tasking abilities, communication and teamwork as well as the ability to keep up in a fast paced working environment. The candidate should be able to demonstrate previous successful / positive customer service encounters or programs.

Duties And Responsibilities :

• Insurance verification
• Obtains precertification from insurance companies for procedures
• Requests office notes from referring physician if needed for authorization.
• Outbound collection calls to patients regarding their medical invoice / bill answering questions and setting up payment / payment plans.
• Ensures all required forms are placed in designated areas of the patient's chart
• Surgery scheduling
• Daily preparation of charts for next day's surgeries within required deadline (NO LESS than 3 days prior to surgery, for all cases scheduled four days or more in advance of surgery date)
• Preparation of medical consents for each chart prepared
• Utilization of various collection strategies and methodologies to contact consumers in order to negotiate payment in full or payment arrangements on debt within federal, state and client collection guidelines and laws.
• Knowledge of health care financing and medical collections preferred.
• Other duties as assigned

What We Offer :

If you are a dedicated, medical office professional looking to contribute to a patient-focused healthcare team, we encourage you to apply.

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