Administrative Assistant (Academic Schedule, School-Based Health Centers)

Job Title

Administrative Assistant

Duties

Performs billing duties for all billable School-Based Health Center providers, including medical and mental health. Includes verifying and updating patient health insurance information, processing referrals, entering billing data, and following up on billing requests as assigned.

Registers School-Based Health Center patients, makes appointments, and processes referrals, using electronic

Facilitates electronic medical record registration of patients at Boston Medical

Verifies and updates health insurance information and

Reviews patient consent forms, making sure information is complete, and performs outreach to complete missing

Inputs data from forms received from providers into electronic databases as

Performs general office and clerical duties, including word processing, filing, copying, faxing, answering phones, taking messages, and ordering office supplies.

Takes minutes and attendance at site meetings and shares with staff and School-Based Health Program

Assists School-Based Health Center staff with other clerical work as

Maintains files of all registered patients in the School-Based Health

Manages flow of students between health service

Assists patients with access/follow-up with members of student support

Works collaboratively with staff from Boston Public Schools, including the student support services coordinator and school

Assists in the set-up of new School-Based Health

Attends meetings for operations, professional development, and related

Participates in quality improvement activities as part of efforts to consistently improve SBHC

Meets with other SBHC provider staff and BPS staff as

Adheres to BPHC, BMC, and BPS policies regarding

Performs duties independently and maintains regular communication with off-site supervisor including timely reporting of questions/issues.

Performs other duties as

This job description is based on the Administrative Assistant Series. May be required to perform any and all duties and responsibilities of an Administrative Assistant I, as set forth in the BPHC Administrative Assistant Series.

Qualifications

High school diploma/GED.

Minimum 2 years clerical

Minimum 2 years data entry

Experience working in health care setting

Experience working with Windows, MSWord, Excel and with

Knowledge of medical terminology

Experience working with adolescents

Ability to communicate effectively with

Ability to work as part of a