Front Office Receptionist

Salary Range: 16.00 To 19.00 (USD) Hourly

Southwest Contemporary Women's Care is looking for a Front Office Receptionists for our Ahwatukee location. This position is the first to have the chance to impress our patients with caring and compassion. Those in this position have an opportunity to set a positive tone for the rest of the patient's visit. The perfect person understands the importance of treating our patients as though they are a family member.

They have good attendance, meet people with a smile and patiently assist them through the check in and check out process.

Office

Hours:

Mon - Thurs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Pay Rate begins at $16 and is dependent on experience.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• PTO
• paid Holidays
• uniforms
• more

This position is responsible for performing medical receptionist functions. Employee must provide outstanding customer service and render patient care using knowledge, judgment and skills necessary to provide the highest level of care. Optimizes patient care by using effective customer service communication skills including kindness, tact and courtesy to ensure positive patient response/experience. Demonstrates proactive interpersonal communications skills when relating to internal and external customers.

Uses discretion, exhibits professional conduct and abides by the policy protecting confidentiality. Demonstrates problem solving skills and pro-active resolution. Attempts to handle problems/conflicts independently and with a sense of urgency.

Provide support including answering phones, maintaining the reception area, returning phone messages as necessary, watching over supplies/forms for ordering.

Education:

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge

Experience:

• 2 Years front office or customer service experience in a medical or other setting
• Medical front office or insurance billing experience helpful
• Medical or other office software system experience

• Ability to perform basic math functions
• Ability to handle confidential information and sensitive issues
• Work under minimal supervision and make independent decisions using good judgment
• Excellent communication and human relations with various backgrounds and diverse populations, utilizing necessary resources when language barriers are present
• Work cohesively as a team
• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• Multi-tasking activities
• Adapt well to change
• Performs efficiently exhibiting good analytical and problem solving skills
• Approaches all situations with a positive attitude

• Responsible for greeting patients- stand to greet patients with a smile, identify self and use the patient’s first name when checking patients in and checking them out.
• Patient registration – Performs registration processes, explains forms and obtains required signatures. Verifies insurance coverage and ensures authorization notification is received/noted from the billing office. Accurately performs data entry and documents necessary information specific to patient’s insurance plan.
• Chart Prep – Review charts daily 1 day out for referrals from physicians, authorizations/benefit verification, ensure needed medical records are pulled and ready daily. Reminder phone calls to patients for follow up or missing paperwork if needed. Push paperwork to patients via Phreesia.
• Billing – Serves as a liaison between the patient and the billing department as needed to address patient’s financial concerns or issues. Presents and explains financial responsibility to patients according to the verification of insurance benefits provided by the billing department. Provides available options for payment arrangements as appropriate. Assists…