Reception/Front Desk-PMC

Morrow County Health District • Heppner, OR

7d • $26 - $34 • Onsite

About The Position

Morrow County Health District has an opening for a full-time Receptionist/Front Desk at Irrigon Medical Clinic in Heppner, Oregon to greet patients, schedule appointments, and activate and update patient electronic health records.

Requirements

• Highschool graduate or equivalent required.
• Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

Nice To Haves

• Prior Electronic Health Record experience preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• Welcomes patients and visitors in person and on the telephone, answers inquiries in a polite and friendly manner.
• As part of patient registration, checks patient’s contact information and updates as needed, verifies insurance eligibility at each visit.
• Collects co-pay at time of visit.
• Schedule patient appointments as needed.
• Confirms next day appointments.
• Upload documents and other records as needed into patients’ EHR.
• Assists ill or distraught patients as necessary.
• Seek direction from provider to triage urgent patients as necessary.
• Assists patients with insurance questions by referring billing questions to the appropriate Patient Business Office staff member.
• Prepares deposit for Administration.
• Maintains reception area in neat and orderly condition at all times.
• Opens and sorts all office mail if assigned. Delivers outgoing mail to post office.
• Maintains statistical information as requested by Clinic Director.
• Follow all infection control precautions and wear proper PPE when required.
• Maintains strict patient confidentiality, and complies with all HIPAA regulations
• All other job duties assigned by supervisor

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision with employee, employee and spouse, or employee and children at no cost.
• Family coverage options also available
• life, long-term disability coverage
• paid sick, holiday, and vacation time
• retirement contribution with no vesting schedule
• education reimbursement program

What This Job Offers

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