Front Office Admin-PEERS Clinic

Updated: 1 day ago
Location: Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA


  • JOB DUTIES

Description

The Department of Psychiatry is seeking to hire a full-time Front Office Admin to join the UCLA PEERS Clinic. The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) is a evidence-based social skills program for preschoolers, adolescents,, and young adults who are interested in developing and maintaining close relationships. You will provide administrative assistant and clinical support to our staff members and administrators. Primary duties include: * Answering and directing central phone lines * Front desk duties (greetings, check-in, preparation of patient charts, etc.) * Patient scheduling and encounter registration * Verifying insurance benefits and record benefits for finance review * Obtaining patients authorizations for medications * Preparing agendas, taking minutes, transcribing, editing and distributing * Other administrative duties as assigned Salary range: $24.57/hr – $34.87/hr



  • JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (preferred) Working knowledge of Medi-cal, HMO’s, PPOs, third party payors, etc. authorizations and eligibility requirements and regulations Prior experience working in a medical setting support service role Ability to perform the functions of patient encounters, registration, and appointment scheduling Prior experience with EPIC (preferred) Knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs Knowledge of basic psychiatric terminology Strong writing skills to complete patient information and business correspondence Skill in performing basic arithmetic operations such as adding an subtracting Ability to interact appropriately and congenially with all staff, faculty,, students, patients, and the public Ability to transcribe notes and messages



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