Medical Office Assistant/Admin - THRIVE (Transforming Health and Resilience in Veterans) Program

UNC Health Care
$18.12 - $25.51 per hour
United States, North Carolina, Chapel Hill
6330 Quadrangle Drive (Show on map)
Feb 12, 2026
Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. Job Summary:The THRIVE Program is seeking a dynamic, versatile Medical Office Assistant/Administrator to join our team. We are looking for a candidate who blends administrative excellence with superb customer service. This role is designed to ensure a positive experience and exceptional customer service for our veterans and staff. The position is approximately 85% administrative and 15% clinical, with a strong preference for candidates with a willingness to perform patient rooming activities. Responsibilities: Maintains compliance with organizational policies and procedures.Maintains compliance with revenue cycle and financial audit guidelines.Demonstrates effective computer skills, files, answers phones in a timely and professional manner, providing complete and accurate information, and performs other administrative duties as required.Accurately performs patient check-in and check-out procedures. Processes privileged patient health information (obtains current insurance verification and authorization, codes visits using accurate ICD and CPT codes), balances daily receipts, and responds to billing questions. Schedules patient appointments, entering all required demographic and clinical information into the system, and coordinating with other parties.Orders and maintains clinical supplies, office supplies, and equipment.Maintains compliance with established safety and regulatory guidelines, including HIPAA, OSHA, and infection prevention policies and procedures. Participates in unit performance improvement activities.Demonstrates good customer service skills when interacting with patients, families, and visitors. Exhibits effective communication skills and teamwork.Can show comfort in providing support, including room turnover, assigning rooms to providers, obtaining patient vitals, and conducting InBody screenings.Other duties assigned by the Practice Manager. Other Information Other information: Education Requirements: * High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Licensure/Certification Requirements: * No licensure or certification required. Professional Experience Requirements: * Prefer completion of an accredited medical administrative assisting program and previous experience in a medical office. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: * Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of patients, or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent. Computer Skills: Ability to enter and process data accurately. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: UNC Health Medical Group Organization Unit: Thrive Program Work Type: Part Time Standard Hours Per Week: 20.00 Salary Range:$18.12 - $25.51 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No This position is employed by UNC Physicians Network Group Practices, a private, for-profit subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.