Medical Office Assistant - Detroit

**$2,500 Sign on Bonus, with required relevant experience** · Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their ...

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**$2,500 Sign on Bonus, with required relevant experience**

Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If you're dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, we encourage you to apply today and become a crucial part of our caring team

Benefit Statement

At Tenet Healthcare, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That's why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

•    Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

• k) retirement savings plan with employer match

•    Generous paid time off (PTO)

•    Career development and continuing education opportunities

•    Health savings accounts, healthcare C dependent flexible spending accounts

•    Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program

•    Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder C childcare, auto C home insurance.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Summary Description

Under general supervision, provides a wide variety of routine and specialized payroll related clerical functions. Processes and maintains payroll records for automated payroll systems for multiple operating units within the Detroit Medical Center. Prepares and processes specialized payroll calculations such as garnishments, as well as maintaining components of the payroll system such as leave of absence payments and so forth.

1. Assists in processing payrolls for all hourly & salaried employees for multiple operating units within the Detroit Medical Center.

2. Processes payroll by summarizing payroll hours from department timesheets, applying appropriate policy, calculating alternative scheduling contracts and special differentials, reviewing and validating timesheets, and distributing paychecks.

3. Conducts "file maintenance" on employee payroll and benefit records by inputting changes or uploading files (i.e. pay changes, terminations, leave of absence, additions, deductions, flexible benefits, etc.) into payroll system for processing.

4. Process specialized payroll calculations such as shared employment scheduling, special payments, retro pay adjustments, etc. Monitors employees on a LOA to ensure coding of timecards is completed and accurate processing of payroll.

5. Performs manual related payroll activities such as researching and analyzing employee data for satisfying court orders, wage verifications, unemployment, workers compensation, pensions, etc. for multiple Detroit Medical Center operating units.

6. Prepares and process manual checks for vacation, retro payments and pay adjustments. Assists with communicating tax changes to current and incoming Residents.

7. Reviews payroll results weekly and identifies and communicates inaccuracies. Takes appropriate actions to correct overpayments/shortages by processing submitted adjustments. Maintains regular contact with DMC operating units in order to resolve payroll problems.

8. Maintains regular contact with DMC operating units in order to resolve payroll problems.

9. Ability to obtain information and explain payroll policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

1. High school diploma or GED.

2. Graduation from a school of practical nursing ...OR...

3. Completion of one of the following:

a. PCA/PCT Program

b. Nurse Assistant Program or equivalent training.

c. Medical Assistant Program, or six months of experience in a doctor's office or related area performing Medical Assistant duties.

d. EMT program.

e. Phlebotomy training program. Six months direct patient care experience, preferred.

4. One year of previous experience performing Medical Assistant or Patient Care Associate duties.

5. One year of previous experience performing medical office clerical (e.g. insurance verification, authorizations, medical billing, EMR usage) duties in a doctor's office or related area.

6. Medical Assistant certification preferred.

Skills Required

1. Analytical ability necessary to handle patient problems, review and verify insurance information, research billing problems and compile data for statistical reports.

2. Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with patients, physicians and other personnel.

3. Some mental/visual strain due to posting of payments, reviewing insurance information, etc.

4. Technical knowledge of blood pressure techniques.

Facility Description

DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan is one of the nation's largest hospitals specializing in rehabilitation medicine and research. RIM is known for its clinical expertise in spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, amputee, orthopedics and catastrophic injury care. The Institute houses the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery and the Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System (SEMTBIS), one of only 16 federally designated model systems of care for brain injury care and research. RIM also operates 31 outpatient sites throughout southeast Michigan specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics.

EEO Statement

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