Description
The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is seeking to hire a part-time Front Office Admin to assist our Parenting and Children’s Friendship Program. The Program helps elementary school children who have trouble making or keeping friends through skill building group sessions. Primary duties include:
- Answering and directing central phone lines
- Front desk duties (greetings, check-in, preparation of patient charts, etc.)
- Patient scheduling and encounter registration
- Verifying insurance benefits and record benefits for finance review
- Obtaining patients authorizations for medications
- Preparing agendas, taking minutes, transcribing, editing and distributing
- Other administrative duties as assigned
Salary range: $24.57/hr - $34.87/hr
Please note this is a 11 month limited appointment that may convert to career
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
Working knowledge of Medi-cal, HMO’s, PPOs, third party payors, etc. authorizations and eligibility requirements and regulations
Prior experience working in a medical setting support service role
Ability to perform the functions of patient encounters, registration, and appointment scheduling
Prior experience with EPIC (preferred)
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs
Knowledge of basic psychiatric terminology
Strong writing skills to complete patient information and business correspondence
Skill in performing basic arithmetic operations such as adding an subtracting
Ability to interact appropriately and congenially with all staff, faculty,, students, patients, and the public
Ability to transcribe notes and messages