Medical Receptionist (Cleveland, TN)

Mental Health Cooperative•Cleveland, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) was formed in 1993 to serve individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Since then, we have expanded our services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee. Our sole purpose is to support and treat those challenged with serious mental illness and poverty. Although based out of Nashville, we serve several communities across middle and East Tennessee with satellite offices in Antioch, Gallatin, Dickson, Columbia, Cleveland, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, and Memphis. This position is responsible for the coordination of scheduling appointments for consumers and Medical Operations. Assist with administrative support to Medical Operations staff.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Previous health care administrative experience preferred
Valid Tennessee Driver’s License
Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation

Responsibilities

Maintain and coordinate scheduling of new and return appointments for consumers with physicians and nursing staff. Assure a system of communication of these appointments to appropriate staff.
Schedule transportation for return appointments when necessary, via assisting consumers in communicating with internal and external transportation companies.
Answer phones promptly and courteously, retrieving messages when needed.
Assume responsibility for the maintenance of professional calendars and schedules of Medical Operations.
Prepare and distribute daily appointment schedules to physicians, nurses and appropriate staff.
Ensure that consumers are checked. Leave no consumer waiting for an extended period of time without checking on them.
Present and maintain friendly customer service attitude.
Provide administrative support to Medical Operations staff as coordinated through the Clinic Administration Team to include faxing, filing and distributing the mail.
Keep the lobby, kitchen area and desk area neat and clear of boxes and other clutter.
Assist with insurance verification, scanning insurance cards, verifying coverage, and reporting any errors.
Collect co-pays and makes change.
Responsible for attending all mandatory in-services, continuing education and annual health requirements
Comply with all Corporate Compliance policies, practices and procedures
Report all unethical activities to supervisor, Corporate Compliance Office, Values Hotline number or Human Resource Director
Comply with all OSHA and safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe practices or accidents to supervisor, Safety Supervisor and/or OSHA Coordinator
Will be compliant with the relevant regulations concerning the privacy and security of consumer’s protected health information (PHI) as established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
Perform other duties as assigned
Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
Follow all policies and procedures set by the Agency