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Office Specialist - Affinity Pediatrics
$42k-53k (estimate)
Full Time
3 Weeks Ago
Southwell is Hiring an Office Specialist - Affinity Pediatrics Near Tifton, GA
DEPARTMENT: AFF PEDIATRICS GENERAL
F ACILITY: Affinity West Campus
WORK TYPE: Full Time
S HIFT: Day Shift
SUMMARY:
The Office Specialist is responsible for coordinating communications occurring at the clinic. They are responsible for the paperwork involved with transcription of orders and registering patients. They receive supervision from Practice Manager, Office Coordinator, and other clinical staff. They are responsible for keeping up with new and changing insurance matters. They work closely with the Patient Access department to keep up with current guidelines in registration processes. They provide excellent customer service to patients, patient’s families, visitors, physicians, coworkers, and other medical and non-medical personnel.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Correctly transcribes physician’s orders into mainframe using appropriate forms.
- Coordinates scheduling, needed follow-ups, and referrals for patients.
- Demonstrates the ability to handle confidential information with discretion for the patient, family, and/or co-worker.
- Assist in answering phone calls including providing assistance to patients, referring physician offices, and others who may call.
- Transfers calls to appropriate personnel and/or takes messages.
- Performs basic clerical duties such as filing, mailing, faxing, and copying.
- Assists in ordering office and medical supplies as requested.
- Receives payments from patients and distributes receipts.
- Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and facility regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
- Understands and adheres to compliance standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct, and Conflicts of Interest Policy.
- Demonstrates age-specific skills as required by position.
- Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.
- Attends all mandatory education programs.
- Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.
- Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.
- Willing to cross-train in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in department.
- Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.
- Manages resources effectively.
- Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment.
- Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.
EDUCATION:
* GED/High School Equivalent
- One year of hospital or physician experience preferred. Certified Nursing Assistant certification or Medical Assistant diploma preferred.
CREDENTIALS:
OTHER INFORMATION:
Other information:
One year of hospital or physician experience preferred. Certified Nursing Assistant certification or Medical Assistant diploma preferred.
One year of hospital or physician experience preferred. Certified Nursing Assistant certification or Medical Assistant diploma preferred.
Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
SALARY
$42k-53k (estimate)
POST DATE
05/12/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/10/2024
WEBSITE
mysouthwell.com
HEADQUARTERS
Tifton, GA
SIZE
<25
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