Medical Receptionist

UnitedHealth Group • Madison, CT

9d • $16 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

Opportunities with ProHealth Physicians, part of the Optum family of businesses. When you work at ProHealth Physicians, your contributions directly sustain the health and well-being of our community. Discover high levels of teamwork, robust medical resources and a deep commitment to exceptional care and service. Join a leading community-based medical group and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
ProHealth Physicians has an immediate opening for a friendly, patient-focused and detail-oriented Medical Receptionist to join our growing Pediatrics team. The position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday – Friday.
This position will support the care team and its patients by greeting and checking in patients, scheduling appointments, answering telephone inquiries, collecting payments and maintaining demographic information. Additionally, they will routinely use the electronic health record (EHR) according to ProHealth policies and standard workflows.
May be asked to float to local practices in the region for coverage depending on business need.
Schedule: Monday - Friday, will work an 8-hr shift between the business hours of 7:45am – 7:15pm. Will be required to work rotating Saturdays (approximately once every 5 weeks), 8am – 1:30pm
Location: Will be covering both sites below (Saturday rotation is only in the Madison office)
1110 DURHAM RD. MADISON, CT
162 EAST MAIN ST. CLINTON, CT

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
• 1+ years of receptionist or customer service experience
• Intermediate level of computer proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Access to reliable transportation and valid US driver’s license

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a Pediatrics setting
• Experience working with EPIC

Responsibilities

• Conduct check-in and check-out process
• Answer incoming calls and use EHR to document details of patient inquiries
• Conduct outreach to patients requiring appointments or service follow-up
• Schedule appointments using standard scheduling protocols
• Manage administrative in-basket pools and work queues
• Scan documents into the EHR per standard protocols
• Balance payments and prepare deposits
• Protect patients’ rights by maintaining confidentiality of medical, personal and financial information
• Provide coverage at other ProHealth locations on an ad hoc basis
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
• Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
• Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED