Office Assistant MarillacHealth

Company: SCL Health
Location: Grand Junction
Posted on: September 3, 2020

Job Description:

Description: You. You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as an Office Assistant. Your compassion is tangible: patients feel it in the hand they hold. Families feel it in your prayers. Colleagues feel it in your support. Youre generous with your thoughts, your time and especially your passion for patient care. Youre great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible. Us. What began as a small organization for the uninsured has grown into MarillacHealth, a well-known, dynamic health care organization that provides primary medical care, behavioral health care, a full scope of dental care, optical services and discounted eyeglasses. One of 1,400 Community Health Centers nationwide, annually MarillacHealth serves over 10,000 patients (birth to the end of life), warmly welcoming the uninsured and under-insured, homeless persons and migrant farmworkers, persons on Medicaid, Medicare and some private insurances. St. Marys Medical Centeris part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 346-bed regional medical center is in Grand Junction, one of the most beautiful places on earth. Our mission is to bring health and hope to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Benefitsare one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, weve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning. We. Together well align mission and careers, values and workplace. Well encourage joy and take pride in our integrity. Well laugh at each others jokes (even the bad ones). Well hello and high five. Well celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing. Were proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn. Your day. As an Office Assistant you need to know how to: Accurately codes diagnosis and procedures for billing purposes, posts and submits charges to the patient or appropriate carrier Provide patients with information that allows them to submit their own claims and with all required documentations to payers as appropriate. Maintain understanding of Insurance Master File and payer specific requirements Responsible for knowing the scheduling guidelines and be able to determine urgency of the appointments as well as the appropriate providers to schedule with. Schedules patients appropriately utilizing this knowledge. Reschedules patients as needed following same guidelines Answer all inquiries regarding patient accounts. Collects payments, co-pays and deductibles. Answer phone calls, processes messages appropriately through Dentrix following office protocols. Process patients who present at the front desk, answering questions and obtaining appropriate paperwork Collect co-payments as the patients check out, including processing credit card payments as needed. Reconciles encounter forms with patient lists. Prepares daily deposits after balancing cash drawer. Ensures all encounter forms and Medicaid Your experience. We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require: High School Diploma or equivalent Dental terminology education preferred. Prefer 3-6 months previous experience in a Health Care setting or related industry. Computer literate, good communication skills, ability to withstand stress in a high activity area. Previous insurance knowledge preferred. Your next move. Now that you know more about being an Office Assistant on our team we hope youll join us. At SCL Health youll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place. Responsibilities and Requirements: Comments:by Jobble

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