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Administrative Asst

UnityPoint Health • Iowa City, IA • 2h ago

Area of Interest: Administrative and Clerical

FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0

Department: Administration

Shift: M/Tu-Th 8-5, W 10-6; F-8-330

Job ID: 179405

Overview

Administrative Secretaries reflect a commitment to UnityPoint Health's FOCUS values and play a vital role in the experience of our patients, families and visitors. As a central point of contact, they create meaningful first and lasting impressions and serve as a liaison between patients/families/visitors and members of the health care team to address questions, provide non-medical information and to simply help patients/families/visitors navigate their healthcare experience.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in. ? Here are just a few: ???

Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program .

Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family .

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together. ?

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Customer Service

Smile and greet patients, families and visitors with a warm welcome, proactively communicate with patient which includes listening with empathy and intent to understand and provides patients and families opportunities to ask questions.

Collaborate with and report patient/family concerns to appropriate team members as needed and assists with resolution of concerns.

Consults with members of the healthcare team and provides updates and other information to patients and families.

Answer telephone calls in a clear, courteous, caring, calm and professional manner. Screen calls by urgency and route calls promptly, accurately, and professionally to appropriate party.

Make, cancel and reschedule patient appointments maintaining appointment schedule according to office procedure.

Support all digital communication to patients (e.g. MyUnityPoint, text, etc.) with the highest level of service and professionalism, while remaining compliant with regulations and documented processes. Individuals will be responsible for helping deliver timely and accurate information to ensure a positive patient experience.

Gather, verify and enter demographic and insurance information on new and established patients necessary for completion of electronic health record and insurance claim processing at each patient visit on patient accounting system.

Assist with proactive charge capture along with billing accuracy for providers and patients.

Collect payments, issue receipts and reconcile daily receivable activity to prepare for daily deposits.

Open and/or close the clinic following specified guidelines of individual clinic.

Collaborates with appropriate support services to ensure the environment is clean and welcoming.

Demonstrates effective and caring communication skills and telephone techniques and etiquette.

Interacts with patients, families, visitors and team members in a positive and supportive manner with sensitivity to cultural differences.

Administrative/Clerical Support

Work independently and responsible for timely completion of assigned functions.

Be aware of what is happening in clinic/department and the organization by attending clinic/department meetings, reading emails and regularly checking information on the organization's intranet site.

Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work.

Maintain compliance with CLIA, OSHA, Safety and Risk Management guidelines.

Maintain compliance with Personnel policies and procedures.

Monitor environmental conditions in order to secure protected health information.

Behave in a manner consistent with all Corporate Compliance and HIPAA policies and procedures.

Demonstrate initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.

Balance team and individual responsibilities; be open and objective to other's views; give and welcome feedback; contribute to positive team goals; and put the success of the team above own interests.

Perform other duties as requested by Clinic Administrator to facilitate the smooth and effective operations of the office.

Qualifications

Education:

High School Diploma AA Degree

Experience: Previous medical office experience preferred.

Previous experience with an electronic health record or medical office software preferred.

Previous experience coding diagnoses and procedures with ICD09-CM and CPT preferred.

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