Medical Office Assistant

Medical University of South Carolina•Beaufort, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

MUSC Community Physicians (MCP) is an entity within the Medical University of South Carolina that provides healthcare to patients within the rural health network throughout the state of South Carolina. The main responsibility for this position will be creating patient profiles in the computer system and charge entry. This position will also provide administrative coverage at the front desk of the Clinic including monitoring the clinic appointment line to include scheduling appointments for clients from outside medical, hospital, correction systems; answer multiline telephones; take payments from clients for clinical services, complete client registration, and documentation, schedule interpreters for clients. The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need. Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency plus one year of patient care experience in a health care facility; or a Certified Nursing Assistant; or successful completion of a Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant course at an accredited institution or equivalent training; or EMT or Paramedic certification; or a Bachelor’s degree.
High school diploma or equivalent (GED), with 1 year of customer service experience.
Ability to interpret and apply financial procedures and regulations preferred.
Previous experience with hospital information systems or word processing preferred.

Nice To Haves

Ability to interpret and apply financial procedures and regulations
Previous experience with hospital information systems or word processing

Responsibilities

Creating patient profiles in the computer system and charge entry.
Provide administrative coverage at the front desk of the Clinic.
Monitor the clinic appointment line to include scheduling appointments for clients from outside medical, hospital, correction systems.
Answer multiline telephones.
Take payments from clients for clinical services.
Complete client registration, and documentation.
Schedule interpreters for clients.
Scheduling, patient registration, telephone triage, medical records, billing, and collections.
Coordinate and participate in a variety of duties associated with daily clinic preparation process, patient identification, patient check in/out, charge posting, cash management and patient appointment scheduling.
Customer service, message distribution, ancillary scheduling and preparation, and referrals management.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.