Medical Office Coordinator

Singing River Health System • Ocean Springs, MS

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Office Coordinator facilitates excellence in the care of patients by welcoming and assisting patients during their care. He/She is responsible for the clerical functions of the office, answering phones; scheduling appointments; scanning and filing documents; coding and billing; patient referrals; insurance verification and precertification. Performs role of Practice Manager / Practice Administrator / Office Manager during his/her absence.
DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ progressively responsible medical office experience required.
• Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities.
• Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.
• Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels.
• Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in complex situations is required.
• Must have the ability to maintain collaborative and respectable working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations.
• Must possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette.
• Must possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.), MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Job requires traveling throughout the SRHS service area – with the employee providing his/her own transportation.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer Associate’s Degree in related field.
• Previous CPT and ICD Coding experience preferred.
• Previous insurance and precertification experience preferred.
• Phlebotomy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• welcoming and assisting patients during their care
• clerical functions of the office
• answering phones
• scheduling appointments
• scanning and filing documents
• coding and billing
• patient referrals
• insurance verification and precertification
• Performs role of Practice Manager / Practice Administrator / Office Manager during his/her absence

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED