Clinic Office Assistant

Job Detail

• Job Title:

  Clinic Office Assistant

• Department:

  70240-UMG-Human Genetics

• Location:

  Farmington

• FTE%:

  1

• Shift

• Search #:

  2026-1167

• Closing Date:

  04/21/2026

• Recruiter:

  McNamara, Elizabeth

Additional Links:

• This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits.
• This position is covered by the UHP Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current UHP Contract
• This position is in salary group UHP-02; click here to review the current UHP Pay Plan

UConn Health is searching for a Clinic Office Assistant to work in the UConn Medical Group Human Genetics Office in the Outpatient Pavillion in Farmington CT and may be required to travel to other UMG sights as needed. At UConn Health this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of administrative tasks

SCHEDULE: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8-hour shifts between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a 60-minute unpaid meal break.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the general supervision of an employee of a higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May lead/supervise lower-level employees as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Acts as triage/receptionist for incoming/outgoing patients and performs associated administrative duties

• Collects payments

• Takes incoming and outgoing telephone calls

• Schedules patient appointments for clinics and diagnostic testing

• Prepares a variety of requests for patient diagnostic testing

• Processes billing/insurance information

• Prepares/sends out reminder cards/letters to cancel and reschedule appointments

• May order supplies

• May perform administrative duties

• Performs related duties as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of clinical office management.

• Knowledge of medical terminology.

• Considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communications skills.

• Ability to operate office equipment, which may include computers, printers, scanners, fax machines, and other automated equipment.

• Ability to schedule and prioritize workflow.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

General Experience: Two (2) years of direct face-to-face customer service experience.

SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED: Graduation from a medical office assistant program may be substituted for the general experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience scheduling medical appointments.

• Experience working in an outpatient medical setting.

WHY UCONN HEALTH

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.