Patient Reception Rep - FT - Day - Primary Care Hamilton NJ

Capital Health (US)•Hamilton, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Capital Health is a leading healthcare provider in the region, offering progressive, quality patient care through its two hospitals, an outpatient center, satellite ED, and an expansive network of primary and specialty care. The Capital Health Medical Group comprises over 600 physicians and providers. This full-time Patient Reception Representative position in Primary Care in Hamilton, NJ, involves managing front-desk operations, handling patient calls, scheduling appointments, performing patient registration, collecting payments, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The role requires a professional and welcoming demeanor to greet patients and visitors, manage physician schedules, and perform various clerical duties.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
One year experience as receptionist or clerk in healthcare environment or one year customer service experience.
Familiarity with medical terminology, ICD-10 and CPT codes.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Proficient computer skills.
Basic Microsoft office skills.
Familiarity with excel spreadsheets.

Nice To Haves

Medical assistant or medical office technician certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Answers telephones promptly and courteously, while handling multiple phone lines.
Routes patient calls efficiently and appropriately to appropriate area/individual.
Schedules and cancel's appointments using established office guidelines.
Schedules patients for outpatient tests and surgeries according to CH policy.
Prepares for day, reviews eligibility and phone reports, and carries out tasks accordingly.
Prepares new patient charts and/or paperwork at patient presentation.
Greets all patients and visitors in a professional and welcoming manner.
Informs patient of privacy policies and procedures.
Informs patients of delay’s in physician schedules, assists with patient comfort while delayed.
Performs registration to ensure demographic and insurance information is accurate and complete.
Complies with department procedures and regulatory guidelines for HIPAA, Advance Beneficiary Notice, Advance Directives, and Patients Rights as measured by Q/A and observation.
Ensures all requirements and fields noted on check-in and check-out page are satisfied and complete.
Obtains copies of insurance cards, driver's license, authorizations, and referrals; cans or enters into system.
Collects co-payments and outstanding balances at check-in, and time of service balances and estimated balances at check-out according to policy.
Refers patients to CBO staff regarding past due balances, questions and/or resolution.
Reviews and complies with Patient Account Notes and Appointment Notes in system.
Accepts accountability for all Worklists/Boxes on dashboard or elsewhere based on assignment.
Confirms charges / approves claim creations in system at Check-Out.
Validates and submits appropriate claims for real time adjudication.
Works “Day End Review” report and designated Tier-based HOLD Claim Worklists on a daily basis.
Schedules follow-up appointments, creates appointment ticklers in system, and works associated Worklists/boxes relative to both based on assignment.
Completes referrals and pre-authorizations as required.
Creates a Time of Service batch and links it to a deposit batch daily.
Reconciles, balances, and closes each batch /drawer at end of day.
Turns over batches to designated resource daily.
Performs clerical duties including, but not limited to processing mail, confirming appointments, sending out follow-up notices, and maintaining statistics.
Performs other duties as assigned and may be assigned to other Capital Health Medical Group Practices as needed.