Office Assistant I | Outpatient Float | Full Time
Coudersport, PA 16915, United States
Job Description
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Description UPMC Cole Memorial Medical Group is currently hiring a full-time Office Assistant I to join our outpatient float pool team. This is a dayshift position, Monday through Friday, with no weekend or holiday commitments! This position works five 8-hour shifts, as scheduled between 7:30am and 6:30pm. The offices covered are listed below, and UPMC offers competitive reimbursement rates for travel. Apply today and join our team providing Life Changing Medicine to local communities throughout the region!
- Bradford, Coudersport, Eldred, Emporium, Galeton, Port Allegany, Shinglehouse, Smethport, Ulysses, & Westfield
Responsible for making and scheduling patient appointments in an efficient and timely manner. Assists customers in person and on the phone, providing information and communicating with various departments. Obtains and enters complete demographic and insurance information.
Responsibilities:
- Verify necessary information and records in the medical record and computerized scheduling system.
- Schedule, coordinate, and reschedule patients\' appointments. Relay necessary messages to staff and providers.
- Greet and register patients in a polite, prompt, helpful manner. Provide any necessary instructions/directions. Inform the appropriate department/person of the person\'s arrival performing appropriate check-in and check-out functions.
- Maintain clean, orderly waiting area including beverage area and reading materials.
- Prepare patient charts for upcoming appointments.
- Answer telephone, screen calls, take messages, and provides information.
- Maintain and update current information on physician\'s schedules ensuring that patients are scheduled properly and appointments are confirmed.
- Complete necessary paperwork such as encounter forms and referrals. Use computer system to generate information necessary for billing.
- Answer questions regarding patient appointments and testing.
- Complies with all UPMC Health System policies and procedures. Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data.
- Utilize appropriate modules of the automated financial management system for scheduling, information verification, entering charges, co-payment collection/reconciliation, and other tasks.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- 1 year of work experience required, preferably in a medical office setting.
- Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
- Word processing and computer experience preferred.
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Job IdJD4250614
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationCoudersport, PA 16915, United States
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EducationNot mentioned