Medical Receptionist, Family and Internal Medicine, Days

Beacon Health System•Battle Creek, MI

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About The Position

Beacon Health System is hiring a Full-time day shift Medical Receptionist for our Family & Internal Medicine Department in Battle Creek, MI. Be a Beacon. Make a Difference. At Beacon Health System, every role contributes to a healthier, stronger community. Whether you're supporting care behind the scenes or leading essential services, your work helps advance our mission: to deliver outstanding care, inspire health, and connect with heart. About Beacon Kalamazoo Beacon Kalamazoo provides 24/7 emergency care and a Level II Trauma Center. We deliver care for serious life-threatening injuries/illnesses, and your everyday health needs, including labor and delivery. We offer specialty care for heart/vascular disease, lung and sleep disorders, mental health conditions, and women's health. We offer a wide range of outpatient services, including diagnostic imaging, lab tests, respiratory therapy and rehabilitation therapy services. What You'll Do As an Internal Medicine Medical Receptionist, you will report to the Practice Manager and work under the direction of the Clinical Supervisor, Office Supervisor, and/or Office Coordinator. Under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures, you will perform various reception, clerical, and patient care duties. Duties include greeting patients, answering the telephone, maintaining physicians' schedules, admitting and discharging patients, collecting payments, entering patient charges and compiling various reports. As a Medical Receptionist, you will bring a high level of knowledge and competency in performing nursing support procedures. Your advanced analytical skills are necessary to solve complex problems and make decisions related to patient care. You demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, patients, visitors, physicians and others. You demonstrate the ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner. At Beacon Health System, our approach to care goes beyond clinical excellence because it's built on meaningful connections. Guided by our core values of Trust, Respect, Integrity, and Compassion, we strive to create an environment where patients feel heard, employees feel valued, and innovation thrives. We call this commitment The Beacon Way-a six-point operating system that empowers every team member to lead with purpose, communicate clearly, cultivate talent, embrace performance improvement, leverage innovation, and build greatness through accountability. Whether at the bedside or behind the scenes, everyone at Beacon plays a role in moving health forward.

Requirements

High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Works in a customer service capacity providing administrative and clerical support to patients and customers in a medical setting.
Greets patients and visitors, checks patients in and out, and obtains necessary documentation. Verifies and enters demographic information.
Obtains and verifies insurance authorizations/precertification. Completes medical record release requests and schedules/confirms patient appointments.
Enters, reviews and submits charges for patient procedures and services daily. Collects co-payments and reconciles all daily reports and deposits for accuracy.
Provides general office and clerical support to assigned area.