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Medical Front Office Receptionist

What the job offers:

  • Opportunity to work within an organization that truly values its employees and has developed a culture to meet the needs of those employed.
  • Work along of other passionate, caring team members in a fast paced and exciting environment.
  • Competitive compensation, bonus program, Health, Dental and 401k benefits!

Summary:

The Medical Front Office Receptionist plays a key role as the first point of contact for patients in the clinic. The primary responsibility of the Front Office is to maintain a positive patient experience, and ensures the timely flow of information and paperwork between the patient, clinical staff, registration staff, and billing staff. The Front Office greets, instructs, and assists patients with paperwork and completion of forms; monitor the waiting room and the patient's experience in the waiting room; communicate insurance coverage and payment responsibilities to the patients; and collects any patient payments due at the time of the visit at check out.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Patient Reception
  • Greets and acknowledges patient with warm, engaging, friendly demeanor
  • Provides patients appropriate forms and assists patients with completion of forms, as needed
  • Assists with patient requests and answering patient questions including but not limited to billing, eligibility and benefits, and registration
  • Reviews and ensures patient consent to treat form is completed and signed
  • Adds patients into ClockwiseMD per protocol as well as our EMR DocuTap
  • Once verified insurance eligibility and benefits information is available, promptly reviews information with the patient per protocol using appropriate scripting
  • At the end of the patient visit, promptly completes patient check out per protocol. Verifies that all demographics have been entered, verifies the correct provider is selected and attached, and works with lab staff and verifies all codes and charges are entered
  • Calculates what the patient financial responsibility is per protocol
  • Receives patient payments (cash, check, credit card) and issues payment receipts per protocol
  • Follows protocol for financial agreements in all instances
  • Following patient check out, collects and organizes all patient paperwork, and scans to registration per protocol. Scans miscellaneous patient paperwork (e.g., reports, results) brought to the front desk throughout the day to appropriate folders per protocol
  • Monitors the waiting room which includes updating patients on wait times as well as making sure patients are comfortable
  • Ensures front desk, waiting room, public areas, and patient restrooms are organized, tidy and clean.
  • Answers phone calls and facilitates resolution to the call
  • Maintains incoming faxes and distributes accordingly
  • Closes out the cash drawer at the end of the business day
  • Completes opening and closing responsibilities consistently and timely
  • The Receptionist does not provide medical advice, does not answer questions related to diagnosis, medication or patient instructions. If a patient has such questions, they are to refer to clinical staff
  • Report to work as scheduled, on time, and dressed appropriately
  • Work with all clinic staff to promote teamwork and help ensure a productive and positive work environment
  • Other duties as reasonably requested

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.

Experience/Knowledge:

  • One year of experience in a customer service position preferred
  • Experience with and knowledge of EMR preferred
  • Knowledge of clinic front desk flow and operations preferred
  • Basic knowledge of health insurance and medical coverages preferred
  • Basic medical knowledge Medical terminology and HIPAA rules preferred

Skills and Abilities:

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Ability to work at a rapid pace, work under pressure, set priorities, and multitask, being involved in several duties at one time
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and efficiently to accomplish required tasks and duties with minimal supervision
  • Ability to remain calm and poised in urgent situations

Language Skills:

  • Ability to communicate professionally, respectfully, and effectively with patients and team members in person and over the phone
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Pay and Benefits:

  • $16.00-$20.00+ / hour DOE
  • *THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR A SIGNING BONUS* Candidates who progress to "Hired" in August 2021 qualify for a $1000 signing bonus.*Additional details apply and can be provided at request.
  • Full Time Benefits Eligible: Medical, Dental, Vision insurances, life insurance, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) with 3% employer contribution, Paid Time Off
  • Profit Sharing bonus program paid quarterly (all staff eligible, following probationary period)

Schedules:

  • Full-time, ~40 hrs/week
  • Shifts are set schedules; Sunday-Wednesday OR Wednesday-Saturday. Monday-Friday float shifts may be available at certain clinic locations.

AFC is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our staff and patients. Therefore, we require that new hires have received all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu, and COVID-19. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.


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