Medical Receptionist

Hudson Hospital•Stillwater, MN

5d•$19 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

This role is primarily responsible for rapidly and accurately answering and responding to incoming telephone calls from patients and/or employer groups, meeting department-specific agent expectations and following defined guidelines and processes. Additionally, the role supports greeting patients, collecting co-pays, scheduling follow-up appointments and referrals, and supporting departmental clerical duties. Both call center and front desk functions will provide support to the department/site, ensuring quality service through timely and courteous assistance. The position requires maintaining patient confidentiality to protect patient rights, providing excellent customer service, completing work in a timely and professional manner, supporting process improvement and organizational/department changes, identifying self and department in all phone interactions, accepting additional related tasks, and maintaining a clean and orderly work area.

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.

Responsibilities

Rapidly and accurately answer and respond to incoming telephone calls from patients and/or employer groups.
Meet department specific agent expectations regarding measurement and follow defined guidelines and processes.
Greet patients.
Collect co-pays.
Schedule follow-up appointments and referrals.
Support departmental clerical duties.
Provide support to the department/site ensuring quality service through timely and courteous assistance.
Provide service support to patients and employers groups who request care.
Maintain patient confidentiality to protect patient rights.
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.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area.