What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Front Office Assistant position at South Bay Surgical Associates Medical Group, Inc.?
As a Front Desk / Medical Assistant you will be responsible for providing administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the front office. You will support and show empathy and respect to patients, co-workers and physicians through a variety of tasks related to patient care registration and management. Be able to understand health insurances coverages as PPO's, HMO's, Medicare, Medical requirements. Knowledge of ICD10, CPT Codes and HIPPA regulations. Bilingual Spanish speaking and must be a female to chaperone physicians.
Be able to complete all activities accurately.
Must have at least one year experience as Front Desk / Medical Assistant (require)
Position is a temporary role to cover maternity leave for an approximate of 2-3 months.
Responsibilities
- Patient registration and verification of patient insurance coverage as well as requesting authorization and referrals for new patients or follow ups
- Screen and call new patient pcp's referrals to feed and maintain physicians' schedules full of new and follow ups patients
- Answer phones, schedule appointments, take messages etc.
- Call patients to remind their appointments
- Upload and download studies and reports from an electronic fax and from various medical facilities into our EHR
- Fax progress notes and procedures reports to our referring physician or requiring facilities
- Able to be trained as the position requires and to float to cover other positions if needed
- Call in pharmacy for Rx
- Set up phone systems
- Schedule radiological tests and follow up for results
Administrative Duties:
- Patient registration and great customer service
- Scheduling
- Insurance verification and authorizations
- Answering phones
- Electronic filing and faxing
Travel Between Offices:
- Never
Work Remotely
- No
This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- Team player autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
- Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
- Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
Job Type: Temporary
Pay: From $21.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Medical Specialty:
- Surgery
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Language:
- Spanish (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Chula Vista, CA 91910 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $21