Job Details

Public Health Office Assistant

  2026-03-25     Tennessee Department of Health     Elizabethton,TN  
Description:

Position & Program Overview:

An employee in this class performs some combination of patient registration, scheduling, patient checkout, fee/payment collection, accounts reconciliation, insurance, eligibility determination, patient education, WIC voucher disbursement, vital records processing, medical records duties, TennCare enrollment coordination; may also perform some property and procurement or personnel duties.

Education Requirements:

Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and experience equivalent to two years of full-time customer service delivery and/or clerical office work (medical/healthcare office experience is preferred).

Key Responsibilities:

  • Complies with and adapts to current state and federal program and policies and all applicable laws.
  • Handles complaints, settles disputes and resolves grievances and conflicts with others.
  • Reviews departmental policies and procedures to keep abreast of any changes, revisions, or additions.
  • Complies with all state and federal program guidelines, policies, and laws to determine eligibility for services.
  • Processes the cash drawer and balance, deposits, credit cards, etc. to ensure fiscal accountability.
  • Reviews documentation such as income, residency, identification, citizenship, and insurance information to determines if client qualifies for services based on information provided
  • Analyzes and determines eligibility for program services provided by the Department of Health and other referring agencies.
  • Conducts peer training for employees in areas as assigned.
  • Maintains a positive, constructive, and cooperative communication with supervisors, peers or subordinates.
  • Interacts with multiple computer software systems and websites to enter and receive information.
  • Enters collected data into the Health Department management information systems (e.g. EMR, PTBMIS, etc.


Apply for this Job

Please use the APPLY HERE link below to view additional details and application instructions.

Apply Here

Back to Search