Urgent Care Receptionist (Per Diem) (Hyannis)

Cape Cod Healthcare • Barnstable, MA

260d

About The Position

The Urgent Care Receptionist (Per Diem) in Hyannis is responsible for providing clerical, secretarial, and customer service support to the Urgent Care Center. This role involves a variety of tasks aimed at ensuring efficient operations and excellent patient service.

Requirements

• Experience in an office setting with at least 1 year experience preferred.
• Medical Terminology knowledge preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Experience of current office technology, proficient in computer office application.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial/clerical coverage in an efficient, timely and professional manner.
• Review payment policies and collect copay at time of service.
• Greet patients and obtain demographic and insurance information and register patient into system.
• Answer telephone in less than four rings, direct calls to appropriate persons and take accurate messages.
• Obtain legally acceptable general consents to bill third parties.
• Secure copies of valid insurance cards and photo identification cards.
• Open and distribute mail.
• Fax prescriptions to pharmacy for patients as needed.
• Refer to Medical Records any patients, outside agencies and physicians looking to obtain copies of medical records.
• Assist physician in contacting CCHC on call providers or a patient's primary care physician.
• Maintain patient records including the retrieval of patient charts to file correspondence, reports, test results, etc.
• Pull charts for telephone messages as needed.
• Scan documents into patients' charts as needed.
• Refer to billing those patients unable to pay and/or have questions regarding billing.
• Distribute charts to secretary, nurse or physician as needed.
• Perform all responsibilities/duties required by the position as defined in the scope of service.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of administrative records and work/communicate cooperatively with co-workers, patients, visitors and other personnel.
• Demonstrate the ability to adjust to unexpected changes to assure that all responsibilities/duties are met during absences or increased patient volumes.
• Perform other essential work-related duties as requested/directed.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: No Education Listed