Medical Office Assistant II (PRN-Bilingual)

Department: Family Medicine
Status: Per diem (PRN) / As needed - This position will not offer PTO or benefits.
Availability Needed: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-6:00pm (at least 2-3 days per week, full 8-hour shifts)

Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Job Summary:

MedStar Health is looking for a Medical Office Assistant II to join our team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center!

As a Medical Office Assistant, you will provide a variety of moderately complex medical office support/clerical/secretarial functions for one or more medical, professional, or research staff.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses". Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your next great career move!

Primary Duties:

• Receives and screens telephone callers and visitors to the office. Responds to various inquiries, referring them of a technical nature to an appropriate staff member. Takes and forwards messages.

• Schedules patients' appointments and assists in the scheduling of the patients' appointments with other medical offices. Coordinates physician(s)' calendar, including patient appointments, surgeries, meetings, etc.

• Transcribes dictation including patient narrative and/or discharge summaries, general correspondence, and memoranda. Types letters, requisitions, reports, etc. from handwritten copy and/or notes.

• Completes preliminary registration for new patients and updates information on existing patients (inpatients and/or outpatients); obtains necessary recertification/verification/ referrals, signatures, copies of insurance cards, etc. May coordinate pre-admission testing. Enters physician charges into billing system, ensuring appropriate insurance coverage, and providing Patient Billing Services with appropriate referrals, authorizations, and operative reports.

• Accepts co-payments; may deposit payments or forward them to appropriate personnel. May prepare exam room(s) between patients, based on procedure, and may assist physician in exam/procedure. Maintains office supplies and may assist in maintaining medical supply inventory for the department.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.

• 1-3 years' experience as a secretary, preferably in a doctor's office or medical environment.