Medical Office Receptionist

Responsibilities

• Greeting patients and visitors in a prompt, courteous and helpful manner
• Check-in patients, collect co-pays, verify and update demographic and insurance information
• Booking, coordinating and rescheduling patient appointments
• Monitor daily appointment reminder reports and make changes to schedule
• Conduct daily insurance eligibility check
• Check-out patients, schedule return appointments
• Maintain and update current information on daily physician's schedules
• Answer telephone, screen calls, take messages and provide general information
• Perform call center duties as assigned
• Direct patients in filling out record requests and transfer forms
• Monitor and maintain the orderliness of the waiting areas
• Attend meetings as required
• Perform related work as required

Typical

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in the reception area. Involves frequent telephone and personal contact with patients. Work may be stressful eraction with others is constant.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of business office procedures. Skill in operating a computer, photocopier and fax machine. Skill in greeting patients and answering the telephone in a pleasant and helpful manner. Ability to speak clearly and concisely. Ability to read, understand and follow oral and written instruction. Ability to sort and file materials correctly by alphabetic or numeric systems. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees and the public.

Education: Minimum High School graduation with one year of medical office experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Up to $23.00 per hour

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental reimbursement

• Private practice

• Ophthalmology

• 8 hour shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend (as needed)

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

• Customer Service: 1 year (Preferred)
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  1 year (Preferred)

In person

32 - 40 per week