Administrative Assistant

Northern Plains Surgery Center is currently hiring for a full-time (.
8 FTE) Administrative Assistant.
Position Summary: To work at the front desk greeting patients and family as well as assisting with their movement in the facility.
This position is also responsible for surgery scheduling and medical transcription and other duties as directed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Administrative Assistant will answer the phone at the front desk, directing communication flow and or handling messages.
Greets patients and visitors and assists with preoperative registration.
Maintains excellent communication and public relation skills with patients, family, other staff, clinic staff and physicians.
Assembles patient charts and adds required documents such as history, physical and lab results.
Schedule surgical procedures.
Transcribes operative reports & other documentation using medical terminology.
Send copies to offices in a timely manner.
File charts when signed and complete.
Maintain medical files in numeric order.
Assist Insurance/Billing specialist & in facility as needed.
Follow OSHA and HIPAA rules.
Be aware of fire, tornado, or other disaster protocol.
Be knowledgeable about bomb threat protocol.
Maintain a clean and neat office environment.
Maintain dictation equipment.
Put out coffee for visitors.
Recheck supply during the day, especially when busy.
Reorder office supplies, & coffee.
Maintain coffee cart & supplies in the lobby.
About Us: Northern Plains Surgical Center is a state-of-the-art Medicare certified facility staffed by the area’s finest eye surgeons.
We offer access to the highest-quality care in a convenient, outpatient environment.
Our surgeons, nurses, and support staff have one clear purpose: to maximize your individual vision potential and outcomes in an environment that is centered around patient safety, comfort and excellence.
Unifeye Vision Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.