Medical Office Receptionist

At Life Stance Health, we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in mental healthcare.

Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team!
* Life Stance Health Values
** Benefits*  As a full-time employee of Life Stance Health, the following benefits are offered: medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k retirement savings with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, holiday pay and an Employee Assistance Program.
** Job Overview
** The Practice Coordinator is responsible for managing the front office daily activities for their practice location, ensuring quality customer service to in-person and remote patients and clinicians.
** Compensation: $
** 23.50-$24.50 Hourly
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* Location:

** 2970 Camino Diablo, Walnut Creek, CA 94597##
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* Duties & Responsibilities:

**** Operational Excellence:
*** Create a positive work environment; be a culture carrier and support in-office clinician and staff engagement activities to promote LFST culture, engagement, and connection.
* Conduct schedule prep process for all patients to ensure all paperwork and documentation is complete, credit card on file is current, demographics are accurate, and patient chart is prepared.
* General office duties, cleanliness, and appeal, such as sorting office mail, scanning documents, e-faxes, shared office email and office upkeep, to ensure the practice is running smoothly and prepared for patients and clinicians.
* Communicate with peers, clinicians, and patients in ways that support patient care and clinician satisfaction.
** Patient Support:
*** Provide exceptional customer service, responding quickly and appropriately to patient needs, and being prepared to manage potentially difficult or sensitive situations by following Crisis and De-escalation Processes.
* Manage front desk responsibilities including greeting and checking patients in/out in a courteous manner.
* Provide support to patients with requests via phone, email, and or portal with payment/billing related questions, scheduling needs, release requests, miscellaneous inquires, etc.
* Manage queues within the phone system, ensuring calls are answered timely to ensure excellent customer service.
* Assist patients with telehealth access, Patient Portal issues, and other troubleshooting as needed.
* Handle any urgent requests; triage patient issues and resolution, i.e., direct to correct departments or escalate for assistance.
* Collect all in-person and telehealth co-payments and account balances at the time of service.
* Complete insurance eligibility verification and reach out to patients to resolve any issues.
** Clinician Support:
*** Provide general clinician support – assist clinicians with administrative questions and/or duties such as sending letters, faxes, etc.
* Coordinate with clinicians pertaining to any additional patient questions.
* Support clinician schedules by auditing for appointment accuracy.
* Maintain a pleasant, secure, and motivational working environment in the Practice.
** Required Skills/Abilities:
*** Ability to multitask and prioritize duties to support delivery of high-quality patient experience.
* Ability to work independently and as a team member.
* Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Proficient in using Computer Software Applications (Microsoft Office & EMRs)
* Comfortable handling sensitive and confidential Information (HIPAA)
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* Education and Experience:

*** High School or equivalent required, associates/bachelor’s degree preferred.
* 1+ years of experience in healthcare operations, customer service, or similar role or setting preferred.
** Professionalism and Decision-making Responsibilities:
*** Behave Ethically:
Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure own behavior and the behavior of others are consistent with these standards and align with the values of the company.
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