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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Variable shifts, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Posted Date
01/30/2025
Salary Range: $29.07 - 29.07 Hourly
Employment Type
6 - Staff: Per Diem
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
21825

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Santa Monica Hospital is seeking to hire a per-diem Front Desk Assistant to join the Orthopaedic Surgery Department. You will provide administrative and patient care support. Primary duties include:

  • Answering and directing central phone lines
  • Front desk duties (greeting, check-in, discharge, preparation of patient charts, etc.)
  • Patient scheduling, interviewing, encounter registration
  • Verifying insurance benefits and record benefits for finance review
  • Monitoring collection, quality control, and processing of charge documents
  • Updating referrals and new authorization dates and extended treatments
  • Other administrative duties as assigned

 All employees are required to float or travel to all UCLA Orthopaedic clinics as assigned.

Please note this a per diem position that may convert to career.

Salary range: $28.17/hr - $28.17/hr

Job Qualifications

Working knowledge of Medi-cal, HMO’s, PPO’s, third party payors, authorization and eligibility requirements and regulations

Knowledge of Orthopaedic surgery terminology (preferred)

Knowledge of CPT and ICD-9 codes

Ability to  perform the functions patient encounters, registration, and appointment scheduling using a computerized system

Knowledge of patient related policies and procedures

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Windows, Outlook, and other PC applications

Skill in performing basic arithmetic operations

Sufficient typing skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team, establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with all staff members, management, and the public