Medical Receptionist - Pediatrics - Agawam

Trinity Health•Agawam, MA

10d•$17 - $23

About The Position

We’re on the lookout for a friendly and flexible Medical Assistant to join our outpatient team, floating between Pediatrics and Adult Medicine offices. In this role, you’ll be the welcoming face (and voice!) for our patients—greeting them warmly, answering phones, scheduling appointments, and making sure their visit gets off to a smooth start. You’ll also handle key business tasks like patient registration, insurance verification, collecting copays, managing referrals, and providing general clerical support to keep things running seamlessly behind the scenes. This is a float position, so you’ll travel between different locations, sometimes within the same day. Reliable transportation is essential, as you’ll be supporting both our Pediatrics and Adult Medicine offices based on daily needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Excellent keyboard skills.
Requires proficiency in a Windows based computer environment and Microsoft Office products.
Accuracy and dependability required.

Nice To Haves

Experience within a medical office or billing department preferred.
Knowledge of patient billing and medical terminology preferred.

Responsibilities

Greets and communicates with patients via phone or in person in a courteous and professional manner identifying themselves and their department.
Answers telephones in a timely, courteous, and professional manner utilizing appropriate scripting.
Verifies active primary and secondary third-party payer insurance coverage eligibility with the payers via prescribes format.
Processes calls to ensure patients are transferred to the appropriate staff member/provider in a timely manner
Schedules patient appointments based on department protocols in order to maximize provider productivity.
Accurately registers patients ensuring that the information required is obtained confirming identity, address, phone numbers, PCP, insurance, co-pay and other pertinent information in order to complete patient registration.