Practice Assistant II

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Mass General Brigham is a not-for-profit organization that relies on a diverse range of professionals to advance its mission of patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care and drive groundbreaking medical discoveries. The Practice Assistant II performs both administrative and clinical functions to support smooth and efficient clinical service or practice operations under general supervision. This role involves basic clerical work and routine tasks, as well as administrative duties related to patient visits, including scheduling, check-in, and check-out.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent
2-3 years office experience
Proficiency with all Office Suite
Knowledge of office operations and standards and understanding of office procedures including filing, copying, scanning, printing and faxing.
Ability to use phone system and manage more non-routine phone calls and solve routine issues as appropriate.
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience and talking to others to convey information effectively.
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents, to correspond and communicate with others clearly and effectively (including composing/editing e-mail, memos and letters), and to take complete and accurate messages.
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Well organized and good time management skills to manage multiple tasks effectively, follow established protocols, and work within systems.

Responsibilities

Perform routine administrative and clerical duties relating to a clinical service or physician practice office.
Make patient appointments and maintain appointment records.
Greet and assist patients.
Answer telephones, assist callers with routine inquiries, and schedule appointments.
File materials in patient folders, and print appointment schedules.
Process patient billing forms and scan documents to patient medical record/LMR.
Call for patient medical records and laboratory test results.
Open and distribute unit mail or faxes.
Type forms, records, schedules, memos, etc., as directed.
May be required to accept co-payments.
Handles, screens and/or takes messages related to prior authorizations, provider questions, prescription refills, and test results.
Acts as "Super User" for scheduling, registration and billing systems.
Provides assistance and training to others in these areas.
May perform more complex or specialized functions (i.e. surgical scheduling, schedule changes/blocking) at more advanced competency level.