Medical Office Assistant

Medical Office Assistant

Elevate your career at Wood County Hospital, where you're not just a number you're a vital part of a team making a real difference.

Wood County Hospital is now accepting applications for a Medical Office Assistant. Under the direction of the Occupational Health Department Director, the medical office assistant is responsible for clerical and clinical functions to assist with maintaining efficient patient flow, and assisting the Occupational Health staff, nurses and physicians to provide exceptional patient care.

Job Duties:

• Answers telephone, schedules appointments, and directs calls.
• Collects patient information and establishes patient chart. Maintains patient charts and files patient records appropriately.
• Assists staff in obtaining reports and forms from other departments and transporting specimens to the lab. Enters patient and employer data into the computer system.
• Enters charges, payments and adjustments into the computer on a regular basis.
• Sends appropriate billing forms to clients, Managed Care Organizations, and Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
• Communicates on an ongoing basis with Accounting and Patient Accounts departments.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Experience:

• Medical Office Receptionist experience preferred
• Previous Occ. Health experience preferred

Benefit Summary:

Join our team, and you'll have access to a cutting-edge facility with state-of-the-art technology. You'll also interact with some of the region's top notch healthcare professionals. You'll find plenty of opportunities to grow and advance your career.

We'll also reward your hard work with:

• Great health, dental and vision plans
• Competitive wages
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Generous short term and long term disability plans
• Employer-matched 403(b)
• Employer sponsored cash balance pension plan
• Vacation and Holiday time
• Generous tuition reimbursement
• And a lot more!