Medical Office Assistant

Medical Office Assistant

Location/s:
Colony Park South

Job Summary:

To assist physicians and other primary health care providers with clerical, financial and other general medical office operations in ambulatory practice. To work in support of clinic operations performing medical office, billing and clinical duties as may be required in a specific clinic.

• High School Diploma/GED required and completion of a formal medical office assistant or equivalent training program, such as but not limited to:
  Certified Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, or Licensed Practical Nurse with no clinic experience or, High School Diploma/GED required and two (2) years experience in a healthcare setting.

N/A

Knowledge of general medical office procedures Good telephone skills Excellent customer service skills Must be able to multi-task Ability to type 35 wpm Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Microsoft Word Interpersonal skills to interact with patients and staff Verbal and written communication skills General understanding and application of basic accounting principles

• Answer telephones, greet patients, pull, update and file patient medical records, verify patient demographics and insurance information, schedule appointments, and perform billing and bookkeeping.
• Check in patients, assist with patient histories, check accuracy of patient information, prepare charts, may be called upon to chaperone or assist provider during examinations and other patient care activities, perform billing and other general medical office procedures in accordance with established protocols of a particular clinic.
• Educate and advise patients on specified medical issues within established guidelines.
• Assist with scheduling, coding, and billing of medical procedures and/or ambulatory surgical procedures.
• Arrange examining room equipment, clean rooms and escort patients to and from assigned room in clinic.
• Dispose contaminated supplies; maintain stocks of medical supplies and medications as appropriate to the clinic.
• Practice safety, environmental, and infection control methods.
• Adhere to HIPPA, OSHA, infection control, and medical records compliance regulatory requirements.

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, frequent kneeling, frequent pushing/pulling, constant reaching, occasional sitting, constant standing, occasional twisting, and constant walking.

Full time

Hourly

100

Grant Funded:

07/30/2026

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