Oregon Health & Science University

Office Specialist

Job Locations US-OR-Portland
Requisition ID
2025-32922
Position Category
Administrative/Office Support
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Job Type
AFSCME union represented
Department
HCPB - Professional Billing
Salary Range
$20.57 - $27.43 per hour
FTE
1.00
Schedule
Monday - Friday
Hours
Flexible schedule
HR Mission
Central Services
Drug Testable
No

Department Overview

The individual primarily provides support to other staff in the department by performing routine administrative, deposit preparation, mail and basic departmental activities. Placing focus on the preparation of documents related to cash posting. Position is an in office position located in downtown Portland working Monday- Friday.

Function/Duties of Position

  • Processes daily mail from both the post office and OHSU interdepartmental delivered via courier and distributes to staff across the OHSU PB department.

  • Prepares daily deposits for two OHSU service areas.
  • Retrieves explanation of benefits from payer websites and prepares both payment and denial batches for entry into the Epic platform.  

  • Reviews and assigns electronically received correspondence to office and department staff within set turnaround parameters. 

  • Weekly prepare and mail out refund checks once printed for both patient and insurance companies.

  • Scanning of documents including payment batches, follow up batches, and refund checks into the Onbase archive application for all departments at OHSU PB.

Required Qualifications

  • One year of general office or secretarial experience, AND
  • An Associate’s degree or certificate in office occupations or office technology; OR 
  • A Bachelor’s degree and six months of general office or secretarial experience; OR 
  • An equivalent combination of training and experience.

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

  • Medical terminology
  • Accurate data entry skills
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Ability to use reason and logic to solve problems and multi-task as needed
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Basic office equipment knowledge including scanning.
  • Experience with using software such as word, excel.
  • Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Minimum one year in the medical field
  • With mail room experience
  • Epic platform experience

Additional Details

In downtown office. Work schedule is flexible hours between 5:00 am until 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Continuous sitting, walking frequently between desk and office equipment, reaching and moving documents.

 

Benefits:

  • Two raises per year – One at anniversary date and one across the board annual increase
  • Healthcare Options - Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents, and $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
  • Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
  • Vacation- up to 200 hours per year depending on length of service
  • Sick Leave- up to 96 hours per year
  • 8 paid holidays per year
  • Substantial Tri-met and C-Tran discounts
  • Additional Programs including: Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

All are welcome

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.

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