"Assistant, Medical Office"

Job Details

Job Title Assistant, Medical Office Essential Job Functions

• Greets and assists clients and answers telephone calls
• Performs client intake, consisting of taking vital signs, height, weight, and properly positioning the client
• Schedules and confirms appointments, follow-ups, and referrals
• Establishes client charts and records
• Maintains medical records
• Performs clerical duties
• Assists with, or performs, calibration and daily check of clinic equipment to ensure proper function
• Performs various lab tests and records each correctly
• Assists with patient examinations, as needed
• Other related duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• Associate of Science degree or vocational training
• Three (3) years' experience working in a doctor's office or ambulatory setting

Licenses/Certifications: Certification or vocational training in billing/coding and credentialing is desirable, but not required; Experience may substitute for actual certification Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and clinical procedures
• Knowledge of Third-party screening and claims regulations
• Knowledge of safety and sanitation
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written
• Sound organizational and clerical skills
• Basic clerical and computer skills

Company

A great educational choice, Alcorn State University in Mississippi is a place of purpose, history, and discovery, and the nation's oldest, land-grant HBCU Company info Website: http://www.alcorn.edu/