Bilingual Spanish-speaker highly preferred! A non-exempt medical office position responsible for coordinating and managing all processes of the front office • Greeting patients entering the physician practice. • Answering office phones, making appointments. • Checks in patients and collects accurate patient demographics, enters data into electronic system and verifies insurance. • Assists in checking out patients and assists them with referral processing and scheduling process • Collects co-pays and posts charges. • Managing physician surgical schedule as well as other business related appointments and other basic office related tasks. • Coordinates the daily operations of the physician office, including the medical records process, patient and physician scheduling, controlling the front desk, accounts payable, confirming appointments, office supplies and insurance verification. • Charge entry and patient balance processing. • Daily reconciliation of charges and payments. • Additional responsibilities as needed. Education: High school diploma/GED required with completion medical office assistant program preferred. Certification: Prefer healthcare management/administration certification. Experience: Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience working in a medical office setting Other Requirements: None Performance Requirements: Knowledge: 1. Knowledge of insurance verification process 2. Understanding of documentation required for physician appointments. 3. Knowledge of Electronic Health Systems 4. Knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT codes 5. Knowledge of the policies and procedures of a clinic sufficient to provide effective patient care. Skills: 1. Skill in multi-tasking. 2. Skill in customer service. 3. Skill in computer hardware and software use. 4. Skill in verbal and written communication. 5. Skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision-making to achieve organizational objectives. 6. Skill in analyzing situations accurately and taking effective action. 7. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, policy-making bodies, third-party payers, patients, and the public. 8. Skill in organizing work, making assignments, and achieving goals and objectives. 9. Skill in exercising judgment and discretion in developing, applying, interpreting, and coordinating departmental policies and procedures. Abilities: 1. Ability to multi-task, manage details and organize efficiently and effectively. 2. Ability to read, interpret, and apply policies and procedures. 3. Ability to set priorities among multiple requests. 4. Ability to interact with patients, medical and administrative staff, and the public effectively. 5. Ability to use EMR, other relevant computer hardware and software, telephone, copier, fax machine and other standard medical office equipment. Tenet Healthcare/TPR complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law. #LI-MS3