Front Desk Receptionist - Medical/Urgent Care
Front Desk Receptionist - Medical/Urgent Care
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Make an impact in your community through a career in health care!
Community Health Connections (CHC) is a safe haven to find compassionate care regardless of income or insurance status.
Founded on February 25 2002 we have 20 years of experience as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving low income underinsured uninsured publicly housed and homeless populations in 35 cities and towns in North Central Massachusetts.
Under the general supervision of the Medical Office Supervisor the Front Desk Receptionist manages the arrival and departure of patients seeking services at the CHC Fitchburg Medical department. The responsibilities of the Front Desk Receptionist include receiving patients updating patient information printing an encounter form booking appointments cash reconciliation and cross covering other medical departments as needed as well as working one assigned evening.
Responsibilities include:
- Receives and directs incoming patients
- Reviews and updates patient information related to demographics and insurance
- Follows established health center protocol for the check-in encounter form production and check-out
- Assists walk-in patients with obtaining appointments and/or picking up prescriptions or completed forms
- Places reminder calls to patients with upcoming appointments
- Follows established health center protocol for daily cash reconciliation
- Schedules walk-in appointments in collaboration with the Nurse of the Day
- Schedules patient appointments according to established protocol
- Provides coverage to Medical Records as needed
- Managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED required Associate Degree in secretarial science or equivalent preferred
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred
- 1-year similar work experience or in a medical office environment preferred
- Computer skills for accurate data entry
- Knowledge of basic medical terminology preferred
- Demonstrated interpersonal relationship skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in reading writing and speaking in English
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced high telephone call volume office environment
We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits including bonuses paid time off (vacation sick personal and 10 holidays) health dental life vision 401K and more!
Employment Type
Full-Time
