Description As part of a team, provide administrative support for the patient care activities of two or more Ophthalmologists and Optometrist including answering patient care telephones, scheduling patient appointments, obtaining managed care pre-authorizations for services, maintaining patient records and preparing patient billing.
Salary range: $25.60/hr - $36.33/hr
Qualifications Required:
- One year experience working in a medical office including answering telephones, interacting with patients and familiarity with current billing practices including governmental plans
- One year of experience scheduling patient appointments in computerized appointment scheduling system
- Excellent interpersonal skills which promote pleasant and effective communications with patients, staff and doctors
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Flexible personality and ability to adapt to changing needs of department
- Ability to interact calmly and effectively with patients with difficult personalities
Preferred:
- Experience registering patients in UCLA Encounter Registration system
- Experience working in a teaching environment
- Experience working in an Ophthalmology practice