Position Summary:
This position under general supervision, operates as part of the care team
performing a variety of functions such as greeting patients, patient
registration, insurance coverage and verification, scheduling and telephone
management.
Essential Duties
and Responsibilities: The following duties and responsibilities
generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be
all inclusive. Other duties may be assigned.
- Provides front desk support and customer service satisfaction to
patients in a courteous and professional manner in accordance with performance
standards
- Answer telephone promptly and in a polite and professional
manner
- Accesses EHR to communicate to clinical staff members and/or
providers telephone encounters using SBAR format and/or appropriate smart
phrases
- Balances cash sheet and cash drawer in accordance with
established standards
- Operates a multi-line telephone console
Experience Requirements
- Minimum one-year experience in customer service, preferably in a
related clinical environment
Education, Licensure
& Certification Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Associates degree or related healthcare certification, preferred
Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities Requirements
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy, professional attitude,
reliable
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to communicate in an active multi-office environment
- Ability to efficiently operate all job-related office equipment
- Ability to follow or provide verbal and written instructions
- Ability to relate to persons with diverse educational,
socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds
- Basic to intermediate computer operation
- Mathematical and/or analytical ability for basic to intermediate
problem solving
- Specialty knowledge of systems relating to job function