The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde · 11 hours ago
Business Office Assistant
Grand Ronde, OR 97347, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$22.36/hr - $29/hr
2+ years expThe Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is seeking a Business Office Assistant to provide support in patient registration and office clerical duties. The role involves managing patient information, verifying insurance coverage, and assisting with various administrative tasks within the Business Office.
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Responsibilities
Provides assistance to and coverage for Patient Registration, registering and checking in patients
Notifies appropriate program staff of patients being seen that have special notations regarding patient accounts or eligibility
Verifies and determines patient insurance/alternate resource coverage, and eligibility for services. Copies all insurance cards
Accurately and timely enters all pertinent information into the Electronic Patient Management (EPM) system. Reviews for accuracy and completeness
Performs insurance follow up for billing, review aged reports, contacts carriers, corrects errors and provide documentation as needed
Provides scanning and clerical duties for Business Office programs including, but not limited to Laserfiche, and the EPM
Cross-trains and provides backup coverage for GRHWC front office secretarial staff and back office, Business Office functions
Answers phones, routes calls, schedules appointments and takes messages
Greets visitors and directs them to the appropriate person or department
Makes copies, collects payments, sorts and assembles information
Organizes and files documents according to department standards and procedures
Operates a variety of general office equipment, which may include, but not limited to computer, calculator, fax machine, copy machines, multi-line phone, etc. to fulfill responsibilities
Assists staff with client services related to patient/client records
Maintains patient confidentiality
Assists with GRHWC events
Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualification
Required
Requires high school diploma or GED
Requires two (2) years of specialized skills training in data entry, medical secretary field, billing field or closely related field
OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Knowledge of Electronic Patient Management System, standard office equipment such as fax machine, copy machine, visa machine, 10 key, multi-line telephone and Laserfiche
Must have good communication and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of ethical and legal requirements and restrictions pertaining to the maintenance of medical records, as well as facility policies, HIPAA and other federal regulations
Required to comply with company attendance standards to fulfill essential functions
Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture required
Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication
Continually requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Requires repetitive movement of wrists, hands and/or fingers. Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks
Requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time, raising objects from a lower to a higher position and/or moving objects horizontally
Occasionally requires lifting of up to 40 pounds
This position is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions
Supports a safe work environment by performing all duties in accordance with Tribal safety policies and procedures, and Emergency Management Plan
Due to the nature of the interactions with other employees and the public we serve, employees may be required to provide documentation of, or receive, certain health vaccinations
May be called upon to serve as a Disaster Reservist during emergencies
Local travel is occasionally required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required
Candidates for this position will be subject to criminal and character background checks and may be subject to fingerprinting
Preferred
Knowledge of medical terminology and ICD-10 coding preferred
Company
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Tribal Government
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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