Front Office Specialist - Grant Street Wausau, WI

Location: Wausau, WI

Remote Status: On-Site

Job :242

# of Openings:1

Schedule:
Monday-Friday 8AM to 4:30 PM

Description: The Full-Time Front Office Specialist is a customer service position with Behavioral Health Clinic (BHC).
The Front Office Specialist plays an integral part in achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence as we aim to exceed the expectations of our clients, referral sources, and other professionals through effective and pleasant telephone and face-to-face communications regarding the reception and administrative coordination of our services.

• Acquire and maintain a solid understanding of BHC services, HIPAA policies, general policies pertaining to billing and insurance, our facilities/locations, our clinicians’ schedules and practice specialties/interests.
• Greet all patients and guests in a cheerful and welcoming manner.
• Manage the patient/visitor’s needs in a confident and competent manner which can include but is not limited to:
• Confirm patient demographic information and facilitate checking in and checking out with patients’/visitors
• Assist patients/visitors in the completion of necessary forms
• Requesting and collecting payment for services
• Schedule appointments within company policy based on patient’s/visitor’s needs and complete necessary follow up documentation
• Ensure waiting area, hallway, and front office is tidy and pleasing
• Answer all incoming calls in a cheerful and welcoming manner. Manage the caller’s needs in a confident and competent manner which can include but is not limited to:
• Take messages that may relate to change in schedules or other matters. Recognize and prioritize the urgency that such matters require follow-up action based on company guidelines, and communicate accordingly with teammates
• Communicate information to callers regarding BHC services, policies, facilities, and clinicians
• Schedule appointments within company policy based on caller’s needs, and complete necessary follow-up documentation. Comfortability with computers is a must and must be proficient in using electronic medical records (EMR) for the majority of front office work.
• Update patient records as needed, in a timely and accurate fashion
• Proactively ask callers and patients how they heard about us and/or how we can better assist them
• Check voice mail, company email in-boxes, and the fax machine at least every 30 minutes throughout the shift, and process inquiries or create and distribute appropriate messages for teammates in a timely fashion.
• Maintain all clinicians' schedules across all programs. Daily review for errors, inconsistencies and completeness. Proactively address conflicts as they arise, investigate, resolve and update. Maintain a waiting list for clients and notify in the case of cancellations.
• Have prepped for the next day all clinician schedules, testing supplies, new client charts, room usage schedule, etc.
• Leave the appropriate shift and record written notes, in the appropriate detail, such that others appreciate status and priority of open items even when you are not present.
• Place outbound calls to physician offices, clients, and others regarding future appointments, outstanding payments, records requests, insurance verification's, outreach/marketing efforts, or other customer service needs.
• Maintain inventory of office and facility supplies.
• Place orders for supplies as needed and ensure timely delivery.
• Maintain records related to facilities, supplies, and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technological issues, including hardware and software problems.
• Coordinate with external service providers for advanced technical support.
• Other duties as assigned, e.g., complete work in Urgent/Non-Urgent boxes, projects such as maintaining master’s documents and restocking, mailings and chart audits, assisting with proof reading reports, community outreach endeavors, filing, etc.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills that demonstrate the power and strength of a positive and confident tone.
• An ability and comfort in multi-tasking with a high degree of detail orientation, while utilizing knowledge of company attributes to trouble‑shoot dynamic and…