Certified Medical Office Assistant
Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo New York
Salary: Neg Per Hour
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Pre-registers
and/or Registers patients using computer information systems;
- Enters
orders, obtains patient results, schedules patient appointments, gathers
demographic information including payer information and inputs into
computer information systems, obtains signatures where/when necessary;
- Obtains
insurance information required for hospital billing, including completion
of the Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire; performs work related to
patient health insurance eligibility such as obtaining and verifying
preauthorization approval for procedures, receiving authorization errors
and making corrections to errors; inputs information into the electronic
computerized system;
- Verifies
third party payers using telephone or online verification systems;
- Determines
insurance co-payments due from patient at time of service; collects
required amounts at time of pre-registration and/or registration and
issues receipts;
- Utilizes
electronic medical record to process physician orders and referrals;
- Provides
feedback to appropriate person of missing/incorrect information so it can
be obtained at the point of service;
- Refers
patients to staff responsible for developing contractual payment plans;
- Performs
point of care testing and documents results;
- Obtains
and records vital signs; and reports abnormal findings to Registered
Nurse;
- Performs
12 lead EKG’s;
- Processes
and distributes incoming facsimiles;
- Stocks
exam rooms as needed, orders medical supplies and checks and changes sharp
containers as needed;
- Adapts
to new products and procedures in a timely manner;
- Attends
staff meetings and annual in-service programs as well as other programs
pertinent to assigned clinical area.;
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
· Graduation
from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; and:
- Completion
of a one (1) year Medical Office Assistant Program; or:
- Completion of a Medical Office Assistant Program which is less than one (1) year in duration and Medical Office Assistant experience in a clinic or healthcare setting that together equals one (1) year.
Job Overview
Posted Date: 17 Jan 2025
Location: Buffalo New York
Salary: Neg Per Hour
Company Information
ECMC is a medical leader that makes patient experience our first priority, and brings compassionate, first-class care to the eight counties of Western New York, as well as Southern Ontario. Our presence and care extend throughout our area, from our advanced academic medical center on our main campus with 602 inpatient beds, to our multiple specialized centers of excellence, to our Terrace View Long-Term Care Facility with 390 beds, to on- and off-campus primary care and family health centers. In addition, as a verified, designated Level 1 Adult Trauma Center as well as regional center for burn care, behavioral health services, transplantation, cancer care, and more, we work with some of the most critical patient cases in Western New York.
Name: Erie County Medical Center
Web: www.ecmc.edu