Administrative Assistant, Medicine
About The Position
To perform a variety of secretarial/administrative duties for physician(s) through extensive patient contact. Essential Duties and Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned. CLINICAL Make patient appointments Gather information from referring physician(s) Get films printed and pick them up Arrange and coordinate all preoperative appointments Contact primary care physician and request necessary referrals for testing Gather all results from preoperative appointments before surgery Fax information to PASS unit Schedule patients’ surgery Pre-certify all surgical procedures Send surgical orders to the PASS unit Other miscellaneous duties (medical records requests, etc.) BILLING Gather demographics on patients for billing (if done at other hospital) Find all diagnosis codes for all surgical and office bills Verify that all surgeries have been billed Keep list of all surgical procedures and ICU billing performed by physician(s) File all patient information ADMINISTRATIVE Complete applications for physician(s) to get privileges to other hospitals Keep track of all medical licensure and expiration dates Sort and open mail
Requirements
- High school degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- A minimum of 3 years of administrative experience, preferably in a healthcare environment.
- Experience working with patient records, billing, and scheduling in a clinical setting is needed for this position
- Typing skill of 50-60WPM is necessary
- Stand, walk, bend, twist, and reach for long periods of time in a clinical setting.
- Must be able to occasionally lift or carry and push or pull up to 100 lbs. as part of the role
- Regularly exposed to healthcare settings that may require personal protective equipment
- Requires manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, calculator, copier machine, and other equipment.
Responsibilities
- Make patient appointments
- Gather information from referring physician(s)
- Get films printed and pick them up
- Arrange and coordinate all preoperative appointments
- Contact primary care physician and request necessary referrals for testing
- Gather all results from preoperative appointments before surgery
- Fax information to PASS unit
- Schedule patients’ surgery
- Pre-certify all surgical procedures
- Send surgical orders to the PASS unit
- Other miscellaneous duties (medical records requests, etc.)
- Gather demographics on patients for billing (if done at other hospital)
- Find all diagnosis codes for all surgical and office bills
- Verify that all surgeries have been billed
- Keep list of all surgical procedures and ICU billing performed by physician(s)
- File all patient information
- Complete applications for physician(s) to get privileges to other hospitals
- Keep track of all medical licensure and expiration dates
- Sort and open mail
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
