Business Office Assistant

Avera•Flandreau, SD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides support to patients, staff and providers through the registration of patients, fulfilling receptionist duties, completing centralized scheduling for outreach services and outpatient clinics and patient insurance functions.

Requirements

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
Maintain confidentiality.
Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Nice To Haves

1-3 years Related experience and/or training
1-3 years Business office experience

Responsibilities

Performs centralized scheduling of outreach clinics, outreach services and patient procedures and tests. This includes utilizing the appropriate procedure set to obtain accurate information from the patient and input into the scheduling system; explain appointment expectations to the patient and provide appropriate instructions when applicable.
Ensures proper credentialing and licensure for providers, vendors, and insurance carriers.
Registers patients in a timely and accurate manner by entering demographic, insurance, physician and other defined information while following established registration standards.
Performs necessary duties relating to Accounts Payable including receive payments and assist with daily cash balances and deposits.
Assists other departments with reports and processing.
Performs generalized secretarial duties as needed including, but not limited to; front desk reception, phone reception; work processing; collate/fax/mail reports and documents; assist in incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Serves as back-up for Billing/Receipts and other clinic and hospital business office functions as needed including scanning and filing documents.
Provides support to patients regarding insurance, billing questions, assistance programs, point of sale collections, and estimates.