Front Desk Assistant, Orthopaedic Surgery (Per Diem)

The Santa Monica Hospital is seeking to hire a per-diem Front Desk Assistant to join the Orthopaedic Surgery Department. You will provide administrative and patient care support. Primary duties include:

• Answering and directing central phone lines
• Front desk duties (greeting, check-in, discharge, preparation of patient charts, etc.)
• Patient scheduling, interviewing, encounter registration
• Verifying insurance benefits and record benefits for finance review
• Monitoring collection, quality control, and processing of charge documents
• Updating referrals and new authorization dates and extended treatments
• Other administrative duties as assigned

 All employees are required to float or travel to all UCLA Orthopaedic clinics as assigned.