Medical Receptionist - Primary and Urgent Care

HealthPartners•Brooklyn Center, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Park Nicollet is looking to hire a Medical Receptionist to join our Primary Care Frontline team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day. Position Summary: Call Center: Primarily responsible for rapidly and accurately answering and responding to incoming telephone calls from patients and/or employer groups. Employees will meet the department specific agent expectations regarding measurement and follow the defined guidelines and processes of the department. Front Desk: Primarily responsible for providing support to greet patients, collect co-pays, schedule follow-up appointments and referrals and support departmental clerical duties. Both areas will provide support to the department/site ensuring quality service through timely and courteous assistance and provide service support to patients and employers groups who request our care. They will both maintain patient confidentiality to protect patient rights. Furthermore, employees will provide excellent customer service, complete defined work in a timely and professional manner, support on-going process improvement and organizational/department changes, identify self and department in all phone interactions, accept additional related tasks and maintain a clean and orderly work area. Park Nicollet Brookdale is actively seeking a dynamic individual with exceptional customer service skills to join our dedicated frontline team. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a strong ability to multitask, keen attention to detail, proficiency in computer applications, a genuine eagerness to learn and grow professionally, and a positive, engaging attitude. If you enjoy working with a diverse population and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we invite you to consider this exciting opportunity. Brooklyn Center is a large clinic and we offer a range of services, including Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Eye Care, Urgent Care, Midwifery, and Laboratory/X-ray services. As a crucial member of our frontline team, you will be responsible for patient check-in/registration, conducting patient outreach for scheduling and rescheduling, sending pre-appointment letters, and managing lobby maintenance. Additionally, you'll be involved in sorting and distributing faxes and mail. Experience in a medical setting is preferred, and our location provides the convenience of free parking. Situated close to various amenities and stores, including the nearby LA Fitness, our campus offers an excellent environment for both work and breaks. Join our friendly and engaged team at Park Nicollet Brookdale for an opportunity to contribute to a thriving healthcare community.

Requirements

6 months related experience
Accurate computer/keyboarding skills required.
Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and assure safety of patients.
Must be proficient in the operation of the following types of equipment: telephone and headsets, PC, printer, photo copier and fax machine.

Nice To Haves

Strong verbal and written communication
Human relations sensitivity and customer service skills
Listening and telephone etiquette skills
Medical terminology knowledge desirable
Comfort in asking patients for copays and race collection.
Ability to promote and maintain good patient relations and patient confidentiality.
Ability to work in a fast-paced and structured environment.
Ability to sit for long periods of time.
Experience in a medical setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Rapidly and accurately answering and responding to incoming telephone calls from patients and/or employer groups.
Greeting patients, collecting co-pays, scheduling follow-up appointments and referrals.
Supporting departmental clerical duties.
Providing support to the department/site ensuring quality service through timely and courteous assistance.
Providing service support to patients and employers groups who request our care.
Maintaining patient confidentiality to protect patient rights.
Providing excellent customer service.
Completing defined work in a timely and professional manner.
Supporting on-going process improvement and organizational/department changes.
Identifying self and department in all phone interactions.
Accepting additional related tasks.
Maintaining a clean and orderly work area.
Patient check-in/registration.
Conducting patient outreach for scheduling and rescheduling.
Sending pre-appointment letters.
Managing lobby maintenance.
Sorting and distributing faxes and mail.