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Office Manager Position Summary :

Responsible for greeting patients, check-in, scheduling/ rescheduling, incoming referral management, patient registration, account updates, on-call consult requests, daily journal management and deposit process, no show follow-up, fax management and answering phones. All tasks are performed in electronic medical practice management system.

Qualifications :

High School Diploma or GED. Medical terminology or coding desired.

Skills :

Skill of intermediate-level competence in Windows-based computer software systems. Skill in planning, organizing, and adhering to timelines. Skill in applying universal precautions, understanding and following HIPAA guidelines. Skill in interpersonal relationships with patients, their families, physicians, and co-workers.

Abilities :

Analytical ability to comprehend the relationship between various tasks and data in Electronic Health Records and Practice Management System. Ability to communicate medical terminology and concepts clearly. Ability to ensure quality in patient care. This document is intended to describe the general duties of this position. It is not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, and responsibilities. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Job Duties :

Greets, instructs, and directs patients and visitors in a prompt, courteous and helpful manner. Checks patients in completing data entry of demographics, insurance, and financial information. Verifies patient's insurance benefits and participation of physician and loads appropriately into the PM System. Collects co-pays and balances as required. Prepares receipts, balances journal, and prepares deposit on a rotating basis with front office coworkers. Balances cash daily. Schedules/Reschedules appointments as needed. Contacts "no show" patients and reschedules appointments and documents in the patient record for historical record.

Incoming Referral Management:

o Monitor faxes and calls from referring offices and self-referrals to our providers. o Review referral details to decide if the appointment should be made (health issue, supporting o Test results, insurance participation) o Contact patient to register and set up appointment. o Loads medical record information sent from referring office. o Verifies insurance, obtains any needed official insurance referral information or authorizations. • Take hospital consult requests, communicates those requests to the on-call physician, gather patient information from the hospital system and register the patient in our system. All tasks performed in electronic medical practice management system. Maintains a clean and orderly waiting area. Answers phone calls, screens calls and takes messages as needed. Other duties as assigned.

Location:

Cleveland, TN 37311 (Required) Ability to

Relocate:

Cleveland, TN 37311: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location :

In person

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person