Medical Office Support Staff - part time

Freeman Health System

2d • $16

About The Position

Minimum starting salary $15.75 The Medical Office Support Staff (MOSS) provides medical office support for all Ozark Center offices. They greet and assist individuals while ensuring the office runs effectively and smoothly, while balancing client and providers needs. They perform and maintain medical office duties. The MOSS demonstrates a warm and welcoming empathic, hopeful attitude, conveying a philosophy of dual recovery. MOSS provides services to individuals impacted by a variety of behavioral health issues, recognizing that the individuals we serve often have experienced trauma that affects their development and adjustment. Education: High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred Qualifications: 1 year of medical office experience or billing experience. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Perform all other duties as assigned. As the only locally owned, not-for-profit health system in the area, Freeman focuses on meeting the health and wellness needs of those we serve as well as the needs of our employees. Freeman in Joplin, Missouri, is a 460-bed, three-hospital system providing comprehensive healthcare services to an area that includes more than 450,000 from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• TB test upon hire
• Requires normal range of hearing and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, telephone, photocopier, and other office equipment as needed
• Sufficient sensory-motor dexterity to complete motor skill tasks, including vision, hearing, and speech.
• Requires prolonged sitting, frequent standing, bending, and stooping.

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of medical office experience or billing experience.

Responsibilities

• Receives incoming phone calls, checks voice mail, and distributes phone messages as applicable.
• Maintain electronic scheduling calendar for follow up appointments, reschedule appointments as needed.
• Collect payments for services rendered at the time of appointment.
• Follow HIPAA standards in securing protected health information.
• Enter data accurately and timely.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees