Front Office Specialist

Job Overview:

This position is responsible for answering, handling and screening incoming telephone calls; greeting and registering patients, filing and preparing charts. In addition, this position is responsible for check-out functions, including review of encounter form data, collection of co-payments, scheduling follow-up appointments; completing daily bank deposit; day-end reconciliation duties. Some locations also require this position to complete charge/receipt-entry and charge-receipt summaries for all office-related services.

Hours:

Full time, day shift

• High School Diploma or GED degree (Required)
• 3 - 4 years experience in a related field (Required)

• Answers incoming telephone lines and handles and distributes calls.
• Demonstrates flexibility and takes initiative in seeking or accepting additional assignments.
• Schedules patient appointments. Informs department of issues.
• Accurately inputs patient registration information and updates patient insurance and demographic information.
• Accepts payments and logs appropriately.
• Demonstrates courtesy and respect toward families, community professionals and agencies, office personnel and team members. Follows JCAHO and HIPAA protocols; access to patient information will be limited to what is necessary to perform the job.
• Handles patient complaints and refers to manager as appropriate.

• Climbing - Rarely
• Hearing:
  Conversation - Consistently
• Hearing:
  Other Sounds - Frequently
• Interpersonal Communication - Frequently
• Kneeling - Occasionally
• Lifting