Utility clerk vs front office assistant

Differences between utility clerk and front office assistant duties and responsibilities

Utility clerk example responsibilities.

• Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
• Work with JD Edwards on customer accounts, credit and deposit entries, lockbox entries.
• Post EFT's, and lockbox payments to customer's accounts and adjust insurance payments with speed and accuracy.
• Provide excellent customer service while bagging and loading customer groceries.
• Facilitate customer service by ringing up groceries and operating cash register.
• Prepare subpoenas for release of all medical records.
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Front office assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage correspondence and documentation for OSHA compliance and hold some accounts payable responsibilities by coding invoices for processing and payment.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations to improve customer relations and promote favorable patient/physician interactions.
• Download all transcription for the physicians and mail out letters and patient consults.
• Utilize knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT coding by verifying explanation of benefits render to patient, for insurance purposes.
• Collect co-pays, enter update demographics into EHR/EMR, enter ICD-9 and CPT codes as needed into patient records electronically
• Verify insurance to include commercial and Medicaid.
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