Medical Office Assistant

Job Description

The Medical Office Assistant provides administrative front office support by welcoming patients, scheduling appointments, verifying insurance, processing patient registrations, collecting payments, and ensuring accurate patient records. The duties include:

• Welcome patients and visitors in a professional, compassionate, and courteous manner. 
• Answer and route incoming telephone calls, take messages, and assist callers promptly. 
• Register patients by collecting and entering demographic and insurance information accurately. 
• Verify insurance eligibility and obtain required patient information. 
• Schedule, reschedule, and recall patient appointments. 
• Collect patient payments and reconcile daily cash receipts. 
• Process and distribute incoming faxes and mail. 
• Prepare and send medical records to the centralized Medical Records department. 
• Make bank deposits and complete other administrative support duties as assigned. 
• Work collaboratively with providers and teammates to ensure efficient patient flow and exceptional customer service.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required but a certificate as a medical office assistant is strongly preferred
• Three (3) to five (5) years of medical office experience preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of medical insurance is strongly preferred
• Experience collecting medical co-pays is strongly preferred
• EMR/EHR experience is strongly preferred
• Cash drawer balancing experience is strongly preferred

Hours

This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Location

Bennettsville Pediatrics (Bennettsville, SC)

 

CareSouth Carolina is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, without regard to race, color, age, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.