Administrative Skills, Background Investigation, Computer Software, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Data Entry, Demographics, Dental Insurance, Documentation, Documentation Review, Driver's License, Financial Management, Health Department, Health Insurance, Healthcare Software, High School Diploma, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Medical Records, Outpatient Care, Patient Assessment, Patient Follow-up, Patient Registration, Public Health, Service Delivery, Team Player, Vision Plan, Willing to Travel
Quality Staffing, Inc., also doing business as Goddard Mason Executive Search, a leading full-service employment agency matching qualified talent with some of the area's top companies, is looking for an experienced Public Health Office Assistant to work through our agency as a contract employee with the Tennessee Department of Health (TN DOH) located in Fayetteville, TN. This is an on-site positionworking from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. The pay rate for this position is $16.00 per hour.
Office Assistant Job Overview:
The Lincoln County Health Department is seeking a Public Health Office Assistant to perform clerical tasks within the health department clinic(s). These tasks include patient registration, scheduling, patient check-in and check-out, patient reminder and follow-up calls, referral coordination and other duties as assigned. Candidates should be customer focused, self-motivated, team oriented, and willing to travel as needed throughout the region.
Office Assistant Key Responsibilities:
- Schedule and manage patient appointments.
- Inform patients of any visit requirements.
- Collect and update client demographic information for registration purposes.
- Review documentation to determine eligibility for federal and state programs.
- Input data into the health department management information systems.
- Interact with multiple computer software systems to input/receive information.
- Process the cash drawer and balance to ensure fiscal responsibility.
- Inform clients of their rights and responsibilities for participation in programs.
- Obtain prior authorization per guidance, before releasing medical information.
- Assist in obtaining prior authorization from insurers through the gathering and submission of documentation before services are rendered, as applicable.
- Compile appropriate forms for services requested to ensure efficient clinic flow.
- Scanning and indexing records into the electronic record.
- Maintain a positive, constructive, and cooperative work environment.
Education & Experience Requirements for Dental Office Assistant position:
- High school diploma or equivalent and experience equivalent to two (2) years of full-time customer service delivery and/or clerical/office work.
- This position requires a current driver's license and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation background check.
- Substitution of Education for Experience: Course work credit received from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years (e.g., 45 quarter hours may substitute for one year of the required experience).
Benefits Include:
- Weekly Pay/Comparable Wages
- Major Medical Insurance
- Indemnity Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Term Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
Interested? Here is how to apply:
- Click on “Apply Now” and complete the process.
- This job closes on 7/31/26 (or when the position is filled) and will no longer accept resumes after this date.
Quality Staffing, Inc. and our subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
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