What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Office Assistant position at Deaconess Hospital, Inc.?
SUMMARY OF THE JOB
Maintains positive patient-oriented services in the provision of medical office services to the patient, family members, visitors and physicians in the office setting. Greets, instructs and directs patients while in the office setting. Assists in scheduling and rescheduling appointments. Obtains demographic, insurance and other information from patients when registering for appointment. Assists in discharge process from medical office including collecting payments, posting charges, issuing receipts and posting payments.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (50%)
- Greets public in a courteous manner and with a smile.
- Maintains patient confidentiality in all activities and at all times. Adheres to HIPAA regulations.
- Utilizes the electronic health record system for:
- New patient registration, including patient demographics, insurance and/or payer
information.
- Obtains demographic, insurance and other information from patients when registering for appointment, scans insurance cards, driver’s license, financial and HIPAA forms and records local emergency contacts.
- Distributes new patient information packet.
- Established patient registration, including verifies and updates insurance/payer information and patient demographics each visit.
- Schedules and reschedules appointments according to office guidelines.
- Check in and check out patients to include:
- Knowledge of appropriate ICD-9, CPT or HCPCS guidelines in coding and posting of procedures to ensure accurate billing.
- Requests and accepts payment at time of check-in per insurance guidelines to include co-pays, deductibles and patient due balances and issues receipt.
- Posts payment as received to appropriate patient accounts.
- Researches and collects past due accounts.
- Balances daily cash drawer prior to closing office each day.
- Prepare daily deposits for pick up or gives it to the Practice Manager as defined by office workflow.
- Runs and works the following reports utilizing the electronic health record system. (Referral; patient work queue; PB user batch; cash drawer and scheduling reports)
- Documents in the electronic health record system all no shows or cancellations.
- Print encounter form labels and prepare routers for the next day's patients.
- Print schedules for physicians, nurses and front desk.
- Answers phones and take messages courteously and in detail as dictated by office policy.
- Directs questions to appropriate staff and acts as liaison between patient and account representative.
- Calls patients the day prior to their scheduled appointment if not using Televox
- Responsible for rolling phone to and from answering services.
Other Duties
- Maintains clean and neat work environment.
- Monitors patient waiting area for patient problems and maintains neatness in the area.
- Opens, distributes and files incoming mail daily. Prepares outgoing mail daily.
- Handles all requests for copies of records with signed requests and authorizations.
- Checks and maintains adequate supplies of all front office stock; requests reorders in a timely manner.
- Maintains current knowledge base through reading Education Alerts and seminar/conference attendance as approved by the Practice Manager.
- Attends staff and other assigned meetings as required.
- Assures safe patient care environment by adhering to OSHA, HFAP and HIPAA guidelines and office policies and procedures.
- Complies with Standards of Employee Conduct.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Behaviors
Preferred- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
