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$36K - 52K a year
Serve as the first point of contact for patients, schedule appointments, verify insurance, update EMR, and handle communications professionally.
High school diploma or equivalent with preferred experience in a medical office setting and strong communication and organizational skills.
Job Details ChristianaCare's Cardiology department is looking to hire a Full Time Medical Office Assistant I to support the Health Care Center in Newark. The Medical Office Assistant I is the first point of contact between the practice and the patient and is responsible for creating a friendly, welcoming calm and efficient environment for the practice. The Office Assistant serves patients with poise and compassion, fields phone calls, answers patient questions, schedules appointments, registers patients and updates EMR and represents the entire practice every time there is interaction with a patient. practice. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday: 8am- 4:30pm No weekends or holidays. Opportunity for great work-life balance! Key Responsibilities Schedules appointments with awareness of insurance, provider, and practice location Greets and interacts with patients in a professional manner to collect required demographic and financial information. Processes/verifies referral information and eligibility for insurance reimbursement as needed. Maintains confidentiality of workplace & patient information Collects payments according to insurance requirements Verify insurance coverage & coordinates referrals Performs day-end reconciliation of appointments & payments received Answers all phone calls in a professional manner and relays accurate messages Puts messages into provider(s) and respond to messages from provider(s) Communicate with provider and staff through EMR Communicate with internal and external departments Performs other related duties as required. Benefits & Incentives Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc. Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions. Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out. 12 week paid parental leave. Tuition assistance Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets, insurance and much more! Qualifications: High School Graduate or equivalent Experience in a medical office setting preferred Interested candidates should attach an updated copy of their resume during the application process. Why ChristianaCare ChristianaCare is rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion, and the 29th best health system to work for in the United States, and by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation’s Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and other national quality ratings. #L1-RT1 Hourly Pay Range: $17.32 - $25.12 This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements. Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Post End Date Dec 31, 2025 EEO Posting Statement ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/ Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware. This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals. Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies. In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions Christiana Care Health System Website
This job posting was last updated on 12/7/2025