Radiation Oncology Office Assistant - PT Days

Core Competencies

• Receives incoming telephone calls, responds to routine inquires, and routes calls to the appropriate personnel.
  
  
• Schedules patients for consultations, follow-up examinations and any other tests.
  
  
• Coordinates clinic schedule with M.D. and staff schedules.
  
  
• Investigates insurance validity and obtains pre-authorization when required.
  
  
• Files and scans all paper elements of patient records on a daily basis.
  
  
• Receives patients, families, visitors and vendors.
  
  
• Opens, sorts and distributes mail to appropriate personnel.
  
  
• Checks for the completion of physician's consultation and follow up examinations.
  
  
• Reviews physicians consultation and follow up charges in EMR.
  
  

Department Specific Competencies

• Orders office supplies or informs appropriate staff of supplies needing replenishment.
  
  
• Reviews and validates daily facility and professional charges in Cerner and ICS.
  
  
• Receives intake phone calls from outside physician referrals and coordinate patient's schedule.
• Responsible for any general tasks with insurance companies related to patient's treatments (ie. authorizations, eligibility, etc.).

Education

Experience

Compensation Range: 

$25.52 - 38.76 / Hour