Medical Office Assistant III
1 month ago
Department: OR-Eye Center
Status: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
Job Summary:
This is the second job in a series of two that perform clerical/secretarial/administrative office support functions in a medical setting/office at WHC. May be a secretary for one or more physicians, medical, or professional staff.
Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses". Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your next great career move
Primary Duties:
- Receives and screens telephone calls and visitors to the office.
- Schedules appointments for patients including coordinating appointments with other medical offices and for tests, including pre-admissions testing. Confirms appointments. May give instructions to patient, explain an upcoming procedure/test, and/or answer questions. Maintains calendar(s) for a physician, staff, and/or department/clinic including patient appointments, surgeries, meetings, etc. Collects needed information (including patient charts prior to appointment/meeting and may brief attendees. Makes travel arrangements and prepares expense reports as required.
- Completes preliminary registration for new patients and updates information on existing patients (inpatients and/or outpatients) in the Hospital's or department's scheduling system. Obtains necessary demographic and insurance information, referrals, pre-certifications, signatures, copies, etc. May make/create patient chart or request existing one from Medical Records. Verifies all information. May make referrals when patient has no insurance or means to pay for services.
- Enters physician charges into billing system(s). Reviews codes to ensure proper billing. Corrects errors or returns forms to medical staff for completion/correction. Responds to questions regarding bills from patients, referring physicians, office staff, insurance companies, and the Hospital's Patient Financial Services Department. May accept co-payments and make deposits.
- Transcribes dictation including patient narrative and/or discharge summaries, general correspondence, and memoranda. Types letters, correspondence, memoranda, grants, proposals, statistical and budget reports from dictation, rough drafts, and/or verbal instructions. Prepares and edits manuscripts, articles, and abstracts for presentation and/or publication. Composes correspondence for signature based on accepted departmental norms. May compose and send correspondence under own signature as appropriate.
- Establishes and maintains a variety of files, records, logs, charts, etc. including departmental files. Retrieves files, records, charts, and/or the information therein as necessary including personnel information/time sheets,. Performs basic data collection and tabulation creating summaries and reports. Prepares and distributes monthly on-call schedules to attendings, residents, and appropriate departments Records continuing medical education activities of department personnel. Maintains financial records such as budget/fiscal reports ensuring that budgetary guidelines are maintained. Prepares vouchers.
- Makes arrangements for meetings/conferences/departmental events, including, but not limited to: inviting guests/speakers and making their travel arrangements; agenda preparation; creation of handouts; determining lodging, meeting and meal arrangements for attendees; organizing registration; and arranging for certificates and honoraria; etc.
- Maintains and orders supplies for personnel/department as needed or requested. Audits bills and ensures prompt payment.
- Orients new employees, including residents, to Hospital procedures, schedules and requirements.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 1 to 3 years experience, preferably in a doctor's office or medical environment/ health care setting demonstrating organizational skills and a working familiarity with medical terminology and office computers (PC's and/or mainframes) performing word-processing/typing and data entry, preferably in a for an executive/staff with diversified needs required
- This position is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Why MedStar Health?
At MedStar Health, we understand that our ability to treat others well begins with how we treat each other. We work hard to foster an inclusive and positive environment where our associates feel valued, connected, and empowered. We live up to this promise through:
About MedStar Health
MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation, and research. Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical associates working in a variety of settings across our health system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the continuing education, professional development, and personal fulfillment of our whole team. Together, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities. It's how we treat people.
MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal, state and local laws governing each of those locations. MedStar Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including for example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit eligibility, discipline, and discharge without regard to any protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local EO laws. If you receive an offer of employment, it is MedStar Health's policy to hire its employees on an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate this relationship at any time, for any reason.
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