About the Role
The Clinical Secretary provides essential administrative support within a healthcare setting, playing a vital role in patient care coordination through efficient office operations, appointment scheduling, and issue resolution. This position ensures compliance, accurate record-keeping, and excellent customer service.
Responsibilities
- Provide office administrative support within a multi-disciplinary, team-based patient care process.
- Answer phones and schedule patient appointments.
- Process referrals and prior authorizations.
- Resolve patient issues.
- Verify patient eligibility and collect payments.
- Ensure compliance and maximize reimbursement.
- Interpret and apply knowledge of insurance benefits to patient needs.
- Input, classify, and manage documentation in the electronic medical record system.
- Perform diverse tasks to maintain an efficient and organized office.
- Support physicians and nurses.
- Participate in department meetings and identify process improvements.
- Manage a demanding workload with accuracy and professionalism.
- Provide excellent customer service to patients, families, staff, providers, management, vendors, and the public.
Requirements
- Demonstrate skill in administrative support within a medical office setting.
- Utilize Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word.
- Experience with insurer systems.
- Efficient appointment scheduling.
- Document classification.
- Patient outreach.
- Insurance verification.
- Medicare Secondary Payor knowledge.
- HIPAA compliance.
- Show caring and concern for all patients.
- Demonstrate a patient-centered approach to care.
- Adhere to NCQA's Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) requirements.
- Exhibit time management, keyboarding, and multi-tasking skills.
- Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with providers, staff, and Practice Management.
- Work independently and demonstrate flexibility in decision-making and prioritizing assignments.
- Exhibit leadership skills through active support of practice and system goals.
- Guard the confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Successfully complete Hospital orientation and department-specific orientation.
- Live the CARES values at all times.
Skills
- EMR systems
- Microsoft Word
- Insurer systems
- Appointment scheduling
- Document classification
- Patient outreach
- Insurance verification
- Medicare Secondary Payor knowledge
- HIPAA compliance
- Time management
- Keyboarding
- Multi-tasking
- Customer service
- Computer knowledge
- Outlook
- Microsoft Office
Work Type
- Full time
- Days
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Medical terminology required
- Medical secretarial experience required
- Medical background required
Salary/Compensations
- $17.97 - $22.00 per hour
- Starting Pay: Based on Experience
About the Company
- Thompson Health is an EOE encouraging individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE encouraging individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.
