LEAD RECEPTIONIST

SANTA ROSA COMMUNITY HEALTH•Santa Rosa, CA

1d•$26 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

To enhance customer service by providing peer leadership with organizational authority within the receptionist teams to make necessary decisions. Be available for staffing or other decisions when supervisor is absent. Hourly Range: $25.67-$30.62 DOE

Requirements

Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
Experience: Demonstrated Excellence in all areas of the Receptionist position.
Internal Candidates: Minimum 6 months as a Level II employee (such as MR II, MA II, HIM II, etc.) at SRCH required. [or] Minimum 12 months as a Receptionist at SRCH required for departments without Level II positions.
External Candidates: Minimum of 2 years of experience in the medical field required, preferably as a Medical Receptionist.
Knowledge and Skills: Fluency in English and Spanish (speak, read and write) required.
Demonstrates proficiency with all tasks on the most current Lead Receptionist competency list.
Demonstrates knowledge of compliance issues within the community clinic environment.
Demonstrates a willingness to report any incident that is unusual or incompatible with accepted clinic procedures.
Maintains confidentiality of patients at all times by complying with HIPAA policies.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to be sensitive with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize projects, work relatively independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills.

Nice To Haves

Knowledgeable with back office flow and health education background.
Knowledgeable with Pediatric and Teen resources in the community.

Responsibilities

Assist with training of new staff.
Monitor patient flow at front desk and on the phones to be aware of current demand.
Monitor phone systems and greetings.
Maintain contact with back office to facilitate keeping patients informed of provider delays.
Create staff schedules and coverage.
Coordinate 15 minute breaks during clinics.
Track patient visits and no-shows.
Be available during clinic hours to answer questions about clinic flow and to solve problems during absence of supervisor.
Organize and maintain current procedure and protocols information where it is accessible to staff.
Assist with review and development of Procedures and Protocols and the role of the Receptionist as part of the patient care team.
Input provider/resource schedules in EMR.
As trained, serve as a Superuser for eCW in areas of Reception.
Maintain conference room schedule(s).
As trained, able to support IT set up in conference rooms.
Opens schedules, can put blocks in schedules.
May be assigned to expanded front office duties such as, ordering office supplies, managing petty cash, providing support for billing clean up and reminders.
Participate in aligning support for Behavioral Health referral and schedules within Site protocols.
Participate in data validation teams in access and experience areas.
Distribution of required data field lists to appropriate MR staff for correcting/updating.
Participate in SRCH committees.
Participate in ongoing training.
Perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor.