Front Desk Specialist - USFTGP Armenia

Tampa General Hospital • Tampa, FL

8h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for patient check-in and check-out functions utilizing EPIC. Assists patients as they present for scheduled appointments. Verifies patient demographics, collect co-payments, generates and provides receipts, has patients complete and sign all necessary paperwork. Assists physicians and nurses on each floor by processing appropriate paperwork for scheduled appointments. Provide excellent customer service to all of our patients & co-workers.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Proficiency in EPIC system for patient check-in/check-out
• Ability to verify patient demographics
• Skill in collecting co-payments
• Experience generating and providing receipts
• Capability to have patients complete and sign necessary paperwork
• Ability to assist physicians and nurses with paperwork for scheduled appointments
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to screen patients for pre-certifications, authorizations/referrals
• Knowledge of financial policies and procedures
• Skill in answering, screening, and routing phone calls
• Experience with patient scheduling
• Ability to document patient information accurately
• Skill in reconciling payments and closing cash drawers
• Understanding of patient experience and safety protocols

Responsibilities

• Proactively screens patients with scheduled appointments to assess need of any pre-certifications, authorizations/referral and educate patients of financial policies and procedures
• Manages the front desk which may include checking in patients, verifying demographics, collecting co-payments, generating and providing receipts, and having patients complete and sign all necessary paperwork to allow for a patient to be properly seen and billed for visit
• Answers, screens and routes phone calls from physicians, nurses, administrative staff, internal and external ancillary support areas, departments, hospitals and academic offices and others for efficient and timely communication
• Completes patient scheduling activities to ensure patients are seen in a timely manner
• Documents patient information in EPIC to allow for complete communication across the clinical team
• Reconciles all received payments through billing activities functions and balances and closes cash drawer before the end of the day
• Maintains overall patient experience and safety, following all emergency clinical policies and protocols, to allow for optimal experience of care

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED