Office Assistant I - Healthy Families Primary Care

UPMC


Date: 10 hours ago
City: Erie, PA
Contract type: Full time
UPMC’s Healthy Families Primary Care is seeking a friendly and organized Office Assistant I to join our team. In this role, you’ll support patients and providers by scheduling appointments, handling phone inquiries, managing check-ins, and ensuring a smooth office flow. Experience with Epic (Bridges)/EMR systems, phones, cashiering, and scheduling is preferred, as you’ll play an important part in creating a welcoming and efficient environment for our patients.

This full-time position will work Monday through Thursday from 7:00am to 5:30pm and on Friday from 7:00am to 2:30pm. No holidays or evenings are required and any weekend shifts would be on a voluntary basis.

Title and starting pay rate of this position may vary based on years of experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Verify necessary information and records in the medical record and computerized scheduling system.
  • Schedule, coordinate, and reschedule patient's appointments.
  • Relay necessary messages to staff and providers.
  • Greet and register patients in a polite, prompt, helpful manner.
  • Provide any necessary instructions/directions. Inform appropriate department/person of person's arrival performing appropriate check-in and check-out functions.
  • Maintain clean, orderly waiting area including beverage area and reading materials.
  • Prepare patient charts for upcoming appointments.
  • Answer telephone, screens calls, takes messages, and provides information.
  • Maintain and update current information on physician's schedules ensuring that patients are scheduled properly and appointments are confirmed.
  • Complete necessary paperwork such as encounter forms and referrals.
  • Use computer system to generate information necessary for billing.
  • Answer questions regarding patient appointments and testing.
  • Complies with all UPMC Health System policies and procedures.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data.
  • Utilize appropriate modules of the automated financial management system for scheduling, information verification, entering charges, co-payment collection/ reconciliation and other tasks.
  • High school diploma or GED is required.
  • 1 year work experience, preferably in a medical office setting. Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
  • Word processing and computer experience preferred.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

  • Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
  • Act 33 with renewal
  • Act 34 with renewal
  • Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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