Front Office Assistant - Vascular Surgery

We are seeking a full-time Front Office Assistant for Vascular Surgery in Johnstown PA. The FOA is responsiblefor assisting Physicians in providing outstanding customer service and direction to all patients within the Vascular Surgery group. This ensures quality health care and patient satisfaction to meet the needs of patient care within the Vascular Surgery outpatient clinic. The patient care will range from children to geriatrics. This position requires travel to the various vascular surgery clinics.

Who We Are:

People are our passion and purpose. Conemaugh Health System of Duke LifePoint Healthcare is the largest healthcare provider in west central Pennsylvania serving over a half-million patients each year through the Conemaugh Physician Group and Medical Staff a network of hospitals specialty clinics and patient focused programs. Conemaugh Health System employs over 5000 clinical and non-clinical staff and over 450 physicians committed to providing the ideal patient experience.

Where We Are:

The city of Johnstown is home to high-performing schools and safe affordable neighborhoods that make working living and raising a family special. There are many opportunities for educational advancement including the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Saint Francis University and Mount Aloysius College.

Essential Responsibilities:

Answer phones.

Registration process EPIC.

Obtains and verifies all insurance demographic and financial information with each registration. Updates the information as needed. Obtains copies of insurance cards for the chart.

Monitors for and obtains referrals for patients. Instructs patients of requirement of referral prior to being seen on their appointment date.

Send tasks if applicable to either Physicians or Clinical staff.

Check patients out and make follow-up appointments.

Fax paperwork inner office mail and US postal mail.

Collect co-payments at time of service and accurately post payments to patient account.

Verify inter faced labs/results have been successfully transmitted into patients EMR.

End of day process.

Scan paperwork that needs placed in the patients EMR.

Complete all office tasks each day before close of business.

Scanning of labs and testing in patient charts.

Scanning records into HER.

Schedule testing and surgeries.

Obtain authorization for testing and surgeries.

Travel to Satellite locations as needed.

Job Qualifications

Education:

Required: High School Graduate.

Preferred: Graduate of Medical Secretarial School or Medical Office Assistant.

Experience:

Preferred:

Experience working in the medical field either in a Physicians office clinic or other related medical office settings.

Medical Terminology.

Certification/Licensure/Registration:

Required: Current PA Drivers License.

EEOC Statement:

Conemaugh Health System is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color race sex age religion national origin disability genetic information gender identity sexual orientation veterans status or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law.