Secretary - Physical Therapy - Part Time Days
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This posting states $25–$33.44 an hour. Open medical administrative assistant jobs in California post a median of $28.69 an hour, the middle half $24.57–$33.93, across 66 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Medical administrative assistants employed in California earn a median of $26.20 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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About the job
Under general supervision, performs secretarial, billing, and a variety of general office functions which include reception and scheduling of patients for multi discipline professionals within the Department of Rehabilitation Services.
Core Competencies
- Performs general secretarial work for department as assigned.
- Answers and handles a heavy volume of incoming calls.
- Demonstrates excellent customer service skills.
- Performs patient scheduling for all disciplines and programs included in the Department of Rehabilitation Services.
- Greets patients and assures they are taken care of in a timely manner. Makes patient appointment schedules.
- Registers patients and assures they are taken care of in a timely manner.
- Manages meeting schedules, therapist schedules, and front office staff schedules.
- Maintains record keeping and departmental files; sorts and distributes mail and other documents; processes patient charts for transfer to medical records.
- Picks up voice mail messages throughout the day according to department policy and procedure.
- Makes photocopies as required.
- Orders and maintains office supplies as required.
- Prepares and maintains statistical information for the department as required.
- Processes all credit card payments and payments received from patients.
- Solves patient service issue problems.
- Proofs billing/computer data as required.
- Requests insurance authorization for treatment, procedures and/or consultations.
- Verifies insurance eligibility, benefits and coverage.
- Evaluates and makes positive suggestions for change in the environment.
- Scans patient documents in EMR as needed.
- Monitors incoming referrals via the fax machine.
- Seeks supervisor as appropriate.
Department Specific Competencies
Education
Degree Program
Additional Information
Experience
Number of Years Experience Type of Experience
0
Additional Information
Types 35 wpm
License / Certification Requirements
Compensation Range
$25.00 - 33.44 / Hour
From Torrance Memorial Medical Center's job posting, checked 5 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance Memorial Medical Center is a nonprofit hospital with an emergency department in Torrance, CA. Its job board posts jobs for nurses, front-office staff and imaging techs. Source: Medicare Care Compare: Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Based in Torrance, CAHires in CaliforniaPay on its listings: 98.1% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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