Medical Assistant - Front Office Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Job Title : Medical Assistant - Front Office Coordinator

Employment Classification : Non-exempt, Hourly

Schedule : Monday-Friday 8-5pm

Position Summary

The Medical Assistant - Front Office Coordinator is responsible for demonstrating knowledge and application of job duties within scope of practice and functions under the direction of his / her manager(s) and / or Director(s); respectfully interacts with all levels of staff; provides assistance, as needed, during assigned duty hours; participates in department activities; promotes independence; adherence to the attendance policy; encourages socialization; advocates for the quality of life of our patients while maintaining compliance with all applicable laws, regulatory and organizational standards; supports the company’s core values.

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

• Check patients in and out
• Copy / scan insurance cards
• Take patient photo
• Collect co-pays and deductibles
• Post payments to patient account
• Encourage portal utilization
• Ensure that all required consent forms are signed
• Balance all money collected at the end of day and prepare deposit
• Answer telephone, handle all calls appropriately, and schedule appointments for new and existing patients
• Enter patient demographics, insurance, and referral information into IMS
• Prepare front desk prior to the start of clinic : confirm benefits on all testing patients, print schedules, unroll phones (if applicable), prepare all paperwork, and check messages
• Scan testing sheets and all other paperwork as needed
• Cancel and reschedule appointments as needed
• Keep up with medical records requests, medical records phone messages and reminders, chart views, and scan old charts into IMS as requested
• Work with the Well App, as needed
• Responsible for individually assigned front office tasks; TelTech reminders and cancellations, failed faxes, send online survey, DOMA calls, returned mail, website appointment requests, assign and track physician fax referrals, next available appointment report, insurance needed reminders, night calls, recall cards, adding new referring providers to IMS, recall report, and patient portal responses
• Maintain and follow HIPAA policies and procedures

Requirements

Abilities, Knowledge and Skills

Effective communication skills to include :

Education, Prior Work Experience, Special Skill And Knowledge Requirements

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described, here, are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the physical demands.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

EEOC Compliance

Family Allergy & Asthma provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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