Office coordinators in a medical clinic oversee clerical and administrative tasks.
An office coordinator for a medical clinic oversees the front office duties and staff. Coordinators ensure that staff files patient records, updates files, schedules appointments and completes the appropriate paperwork for insurance billing.
Job Duties
The clinic office coordinator files, answers phones, updates patient records, types reports and directs the activities of clerical workers in the front office of the clinic. Coordinators handle employee time sheets and assist with scheduling for employees in the front office. The front office coordinator greets patients.
Qualifications
A high school diploma or equivalent is required for the role of an office coordinator in a clinic. Some employers may require additional education and training for the position, such as business courses or insurance billing and coding courses. Employers require experience in a medical front office to fill the position of a coordinator in a clinic.
Skills
An office coordinator must possess good organizational skills to perform multiple tasks in the front office. Written and verbal communication skills are necessary to greet patients and direct the activities of clerical workers. The coordinator must have administrative skills such as typing, filing, computer and phone skills.
Salary
The average office coordinator salary is $43,000 as of July 2010, according to Indeed.com. The average salary depends on the geographic location of the clinic and the experience the coordinator brings to the role.
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