Medical Receptionist

We are a family medical office seeking a fun, friendly, organized, and responsible individual who is skilled at making the customer feel welcome and appreciated.

YOU WILL BE:

• Greeting patients and visitors in a courteous and friendly manner.
• Checking patients in and out.
• Receiving patient phone calls and performing basic triage.
• Screening calls, arranging appointments, and referrals.
• Preparing new records, files, scans, and maintaining records.
• Updating patient demographics and insurance information in medical records.
• Relaying instructions to the patient as determined by the physician.
• Occasionally typing correspondence, reports, memos, and forms.
• Communicating pharmacy requests to and from the physician.
• Registering patients and collecting copayments.
• Performing billing and bookkeeping functions including collecting cash payments, posting, and balancing daily sheets of transactions.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous medical receptionist experience or background in general office work.
• Computer literacy with electronic medical records, Microsoft Word, and Excel.
• Ability to type 60 words per minute.
• Good organization skills.
• Ability to keep financial records and perform mathematical tasks.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Must maintain patient confidentiality.
• Ability to learn quickly from oral and written instructions.
• Previous contact work with members of the public.
• Spanish language skills are a plus.

PERSONAL QUALITIES:

• Ability to communicate well with people in personal contacts and on the phone.
• Can effectively act as a liaison between patients and providers.
• Maintains good hygiene and professional appearance.
• Able to work well under pressure.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person