What are the responsibilities and job description for the Front Office Medical Assistant position at Charak Center for Health and Wellness?
Full job description
Normal agency business hours are 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday thru Friday with evening hours for appointments and/or meetings as needed. Our front office staff cover from 8:45 am to 5:45 pm each weekday. From time-to-time, however, the work situation may require an employee to expend an amount of time more than the normal workweek.
· Warmly welcome visitors, determine nature of business, and direct them appropriately.
· Answer phones, schedule patients and take messages in a courteous and efficient fashion.
· Interface with and collect funds from patients as they enter or leave the office and to enter all charges into a computerized billing system and access information as needed.
·· Monitor and collect urine samples, as needed, and manage sample according to protocol.
· Perform all lab test sampling and submit samples or results according to protocol.
· Monitor laboratory results and ensure that these are communicated and recorded correctly.
· Perform other medical-related tasks such as checking vitals, administering breathalyzers and injections, EKGs and other tasks.
· Upload reports (OARRS, labs) to electronic medical records in a timely fashion so that this information is retrievable by MEDSOM staff at time of appointments.
· Assure prescription refill requests are processed in a timely fashion.
· Process Insurance Verification for services and complete Prior Authorization for medications and services
Experience/Credentials:
Medical assistant, administrative assistant, customer service or related experience.
Required: Medical Assistant Certification or Registration, or State-Certified Nursing Assistant.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Addiction Medicine
- Psychiatry
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $18