Medical Office Assistant

Job Description Responsible for greeting patients, answering the telephone, entering and updating patient demographic information, scheduling appointments, verifying insurance, and providing quality customer service to patients. The duties include: Patient relationships: interacts with patients and employees in a respectful manner consistent with the mission and values of CareSouth Carolina. Measure(s): patient loyalty. Reception and Greeting: Perform the reception and greeting of patients and other guests in a professional, respectful, and compassionate manner consistent with the mission and values of CareSouth Carolina. Measure(s): Patient loyalty Answering Phones: Answer, route, take messages, and as necessary handle phone calls promptly and courteously in accordance with CareSouth Carolina procedures. Measure(s): Efficiency-Patient show rate Patient Regulation: Perform the patient registration process, including collecting necessary patient payor information, patient demographics, ensuring that the data is placed in ECW in a timely, accurate, and complete manner as well as printing the super bill consistent with existing CareSouth procedures. Measure(s) site collections per day, demographic sheet, completion reliability audit, sliding fee Appointment scheduling/rescheduling/recalls: scheduling, rescheduling, and recall appointments for patients in accordance with existing CareSouth Carolina procedures. Measure(s): Access- third next available appointment, efficiency- patient show rate Daily deposit slip (cash): handling and managing cash for patient care services. This includes reconciliation processes consistent with existing CareSouth Carolina procedures. Measure(s): Occurrence reporting. Requests medical records from the hospital or other medical facilities as needed. Sorts and distributes faxes Picks up mail from the post office or mailbox and distributes. Makes deposits for medical and/or pharmacy at the bank. Sends medical records to centralized medical records on time. Practices confidentiality with sensitive patient and employee information. All documents in PowerDMS are signed off and completed on time. Willingly performs other duties as assigned. Education and Experience High school diploma or equivalent required but a certificate as a medical office assistant is strongly preferred Three (3) to five (5) years of medical office experience preferred Knowledge and understanding of medical insurance is strongly preferred Experience collecting medical co-pays is strongly preferred EMR/EHR experience is strongly preferred Cash drawer balancing experience is strongly preferred Hours Monday-Friday, Full Time, 40 Hours Location Latta, SC CareSouth Carolina is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, without regard to race, color, age, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Company Description CareSouth Carolina is more than just a healthcare provider; we are a nationally recognized leader committed to revolutionizing care. Our core mission is to build a healthy community by serving as a premier patient-centered medical home. We are seeking dedicated, compassionate professionals who share our vision to lead the transformation of community-centered care and services. If you are passionate about making a local difference that garners national attention and impact, join a team where your work directly contributes to better health outcomes for our communities. Start your career with purpose at CareSouth Carolina. #J-18808-Ljbffr