Medical Administrative Assistant

Pacific Skin Institute • Sacramento, CA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

Pacific Skin Institute is in search of a motivated candidate with a team-centered attitude! We are looking for a Medical Administrative Assistant for our Sacramento Administrative Office that has a passion for customer service, helping people obtain the services they need, and making sure patients feel comfortable when seeing a doctor. This is a Health Administration position, and does not entail any face-to-face contact with patients. All communication with patients and providers is over the phone or through our electronic medical records system (Epic) from our Administrative office location.

Requirements

• Proficiency in using the Epic electronic medical records system
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to manage a high volume of phone calls
• Experience in scheduling appointments and procedures
• Experience processing patient referrals and faxes

Nice To Haves

• Team-centered attitude
• Passion for customer service
• Passion for helping people obtain services they need
• Ability to make patients feel comfortable

Responsibilities

• Answer the phone in a professional and courteous manner and provide exemplary customer service
• The Medical Administrative Assistant schedules all appointments and assures that all of the appropriate clinical information is collected to ensure efficient workflow
• Coordinate Patient Care and support Clinical Staff in response to incoming phone calls from patients. Answer incoming calls for 4 different clinic locations
• Communicate with provider teams to ensure timely access to care for patients
• Scheduler provides accurate patient information so that all departments may view it daily, and maintains open communication with all staff members to ensure quality patient care
• Scheduling new and return patient appointments and procedures
• Assisting in processing incoming patient referrals & faxes
• Heavily communicate with the patient and provider through Telephone and EMR messaging system for about 75% percent of day-to-day communication
• Utilize waitlist/call-back lists to fill the provider schedules
• Expected to answer about 70 patient phone calls each day

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Professional Development Assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed