MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST-

MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT • Benton, KY

7d

About The Position

Works under moderate supervision to courteously and professionally process patients into the department for their medical visits.

Requirements

• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail, work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to operate a calculator and CRT/typewriter, ability to balance a cash drawer.
• Professional, neat appearance
• Customer Service skills are a MUST. Patient care is extremely important to us!
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Up to six months of previous receptionist or general office experience.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients, create a friendly helpful contact and monitor waiting time prior to medical appointment.
• Schedule and verify medical appointments, process paperwork for appointment and direct patients to appropriate locations.
• Interface with administrative personnel to ensure medical record is available for each patient's appointment.
• Ensure all medical records contain necessary forms for medical appointments and deliver medical record to the physician.
• Collect fee-for-service and co-payments from patients and process charge tickets.
• Obtain and/or distribute patient information as needed to include signature, completion of forms, surveys, etc.
• Answer departmental phones and direct patient inquiries as needed.
• Prepare final accounting of assigned cash drawer.
• Schedule pharmaceutical representative meetings as applicable.
• Enters patient information into computer database.
• Performs insurance review by phone to obtain precertification for admission and outpatient services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees