Join Our Team!
We are looking for an experienced and highly organized
Healthcare Virtual Assistant / Medical Administrative Specialist to support a growing physician practice based in Southern California.
This role combines
front-office patient support and
back-office healthcare administration, helping ensure an excellent patient experience while maintaining accurate records, supporting healthcare workflows, and assisting the physician practice with day-to-day operations.
The ideal candidate has prior experience supporting a physician office, specialty clinic, or outpatient healthcare practice and understands the importance of patient confidentiality, responsiveness, professionalism, and accuracy. This individual should be empathetic, detail-oriented, technologically proficient, and capable of working independently while collaborating closely with healthcare providers and practice staff.
What Is Your Mission
You will provide exceptional service to our partner brands by:
Front Office / Patient Support
- Answering and managing incoming patient calls, messages, and inquiries
- Assisting patients with appointment scheduling, rescheduling, and calendar coordination
- Managing appointment confirmations, reminders, and follow-up communications
- Responding professionally and empathetically to patient questions and concerns
- Coordinating communication between patients, physicians, pharmacies, specialists, and other healthcare providers as needed
- Assisting with referral requests and medical records requests
- Maintaining accurate patient information within the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system
- Supporting a positive and professional patient experience throughout all interactions
Back Office / Administrative Support
- Performing data entry and maintaining accurate patient and practice records
- Assisting with medical records management and healthcare documentation
- Monitoring and organizing practice email inboxes, electronic messages, and administrative requests
- Supporting referral management and authorization workflows
- Assisting with insurance-related administrative tasks and follow-up activities
- Preparing and organizing documents, spreadsheets, reports, and operational records
- Supporting the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and administrative processes
- Assisting physicians and practice management with special projects and operational initiatives
- Maintaining confidentiality and compliance when handling protected health information and sensitive patient data
Requirements
Who Are We Looking For
Qualifications
- 3+ years of healthcare administrative experience, preferably supporting a physician practice, specialty clinic, or outpatient medical office
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree
- Experience with patient scheduling, medical records management, referrals, and healthcare administrative workflows
- Experience working with an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system
- Experience with Athenahealth / athenaOne
- Strong verbal and written English communication skills with a neutral or minimal accent preferred
- Strong proficiency with Google Workspace, including:
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets
- Google Drive
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Comfortable learning and utilizing new technologies and healthcare software platforms
- Professional, empathetic, and patient-centered communication style
- Ability to appropriately handle confidential patient information and maintain HIPAA compliance standards
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- High level of empathy and exceptional interpersonal skills
- Strong sense of accountability, reliability, and professionalism
- Ability to support a U.S.-based physician practice during Pacific Time Zone business hours
Skills & Competencies
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Professional and empathetic communication style when interacting with patients
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
- Strong administrative and documentation skills
- Technology-savvy with the ability to learn and adapt to new systems quickly
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle protected health information
- Dependable, proactive, and highly accountable
- Collaborative team player with a patient-first mindset
Flexible Requirements
Experience supporting an
Internal Medicine practice
Experience with
Rheumatology or a similar medical specialty
Experience supporting a growing or independently owned physician practice
Benefits
Perks you will experience in iSupport:
- Free lunch meal, fruits, snacks, and drinks (If you are in an onsite shift)
- Onsite gym with a free professional instructor
- Weekly fitness activity and an annual fitness challenge where you can win up to 70,000 PHP
- Weekly engagement activities with prizes that are up to 3,000 PHP
- Free upskilling academy to improve your performance and skillset
- State-of-the-art facilities from toilets to your workstation
- Amenities such as sleeping quarters, game area, chat room, shower room