Bilingual Front Desk Receptionist

Front Desk Receptionist

Outreach is seeking a qualified candidate for a full-time Front Desk Receptionist at our Richmond Hill location. The Front Desk Receptionist is an integral member of the site. It is highly preferred that the candidate speaks Spanish.

Essential Duties:

• Providing information regarding services, conducting phone screening, recording information in the intake book. Interacting with referral sources, clients and staff in a professional, ethical and caring manner.
• Answering/screening incoming phone calls; welcoming and screening visitors; maintaining reception area appearance; maintaining knowledge of staff schedules.
• Conducting pre-intake telephone screening, scheduling intake appointments and recording relevant intake information in the intake log.
• Collecting client fees, issuing receipts and recording information in the computer. Collecting all Medicaid client cards on a daily basis and swiping card using Medicaid machine. Reporting any benefit denials to appropriate staff.
• Maintaining efficient and understandable filing system for administrative and clinical records; updating filing system on a periodic basis. Ensuring charts are well organized.
• Maintaining a supply of forms and pre-arranged intake folders. Disassembling charts of discharged clients and files appropriately.
• Inputting all daily client activity and client demographic information in the computer.
• Monitoring the following internal records:
  Caseload updates, clinic appointment books, toxicology client roster, etc.
• Scheduling medical, psychiatric and intake appointments for clients as needed.
• Assisting in safeguarding clients' confidentiality in accordance with pertinent regulations, which include HIPAA and CFR
  42, Part 2.
• Assisting in the maintenance and order of office and toxicology supplies.
• Assisting in maintenance of the physical plant; reporting needed repairs in a timely manner; responding appropriately to emergencies; utilizing appropriate agency resources in seeking to improve physical plant function and safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• 2-4 years of administrative/front desk work; substance abuse or allied health background preferred.
• Must be amenable to hours.
• Bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred.

Position Status:

This is a full-time non-exempt position.