Freeman Health System

Medical Office Support Specialist

Freeman Health System  •  Washington, DC (Onsite)  •  8 hours ago
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Job Description

Job Description Summary: Outlying office MOSS/Float performs clerical functions associated with clerical support services, medical records, and admissions specialists. This person also learns multiple different programs across the center to provide coverage. The Float travels from multiple sites to different locations where coverage is needed. This person recognizes that they will come into contact, on a daily basis, with individuals impacted by a variety of behavioral health (addiction/substance use and mental health) issues, recognizing that the individuals we serve often times have experienced trauma that affects their development and adjustment. This staff demonstrates a warm and welcoming empathic, hopeful attitude, conveying a philosophy of dual recovery. They will be trained in trauma-informed care and will work to help provide services in an environment that is sensitive and responsive which will prevent victimization, abuse, or trauma as a result of the care received. This person reports to the Clinical Support Team Leader.

Education:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • One (1) year prior experience preferred in a medical clerical or medical records position.
  • Medical office clerk or medical records experience preferred.

Responsibilities:

  • Receive incoming phone calls, check/follow up on messages left on answering machine, and take and distribute phone messages
  • Maintain clinical scheduling calendars.
  • Create client electronic medical record and complete all required financial paperwork.
  • Collect payments for services rendered at time of appointments.
  • Responsibility of scanning of all applicable releases, copies of insurance cards, client identification cards, etc. into the electronic charts
  • Complete various medical records assignments including auditing, scanning in documentation and closing EMR.
  • Covers any support service area when vacant due to absences, vacations or vacancies
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Physical Requirements:

  • Typical demands include prolonged sitting, frequent standing, bending, stooping, and occasional lifting.
  • Requires normal range of hearing and manual dexterity sufficient to operate keyboard, telephone, photocopier, calculator, and other office equipment as needed.
  • TB test upon hire.
Freeman Health System

About Freeman Health System

Locally owned and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services. A not-for-profit health system, Freeman provides cancer care, heart and vascular care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopaedics, children’s services, and women’s services and has more than 300 physicians on staff. Additionally, Freeman is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in a 70-mile radius.

Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture, and generous benefits. We like to think of our health system as a small city—in addition to clinical staff such as nurses and doctors, we also have accountants, groundskeepers, chefs, baristas, receptionists, security guards, shuttle bus drivers, and more! We consider all our employees to be caregivers, no matter their position, because they all make a difference in our patients’ lives in one way or another.

For more information or to view job listings, visit http://www.jointeamfreeman.com

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Joplin, Missouri
Year Founded
1925
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