Front Desk Specialist

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for greeting and assisting patients and visitors with check in and general information, providing excellent care, collaborating effectively with all departments, and cultivating a nurturing atmosphere of courtesy, compassion, respect, empathy, dignity, and optimism.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Work experience of at least 1 year in a medical office is required.
• May travel to other offices to help when needed (Statesboro) 
• Must be comfortable collecting payments.
• Knowledge of insurance is preferred.
• Customer service experience preferred.
• Good oral and written communication skills. 
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Must be friendly, able to multi-task, and work well in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Welcomes patients and visitors by greeting patients and visitors in a courteous friendly manner. 
• Answers or refers inquiries appropriately.
• Optimizes patients' satisfaction, provider time, and treatment room utilization acknowledging patient's arrival and keeping patient appointments on schedule by acknowledging patient in the PM system in a timely and efficient manner.
• Comforts patients by anticipating patients' anxieties; answering patients' questions; maintaining the reception area.
• Helps patients in distress by responding to emergencies.
• Protects patients' rights by maintaining confidentiality of personal and financial information.
• Maintains patient accounts by obtaining, recording, and updating personal and financial information.
• Assists with obtaining revenue by recording and updating insurance information; recording and collecting patient coinsurance/copays.
• Maintains front office inventory and equipment by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Maintains operations by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes.
• Contributes to team effort by assisting in other duties as determined by the Department Manager.

Other functions:

• Performs other logically associated duties that enhance position through Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Serves as a preceptor for new Employees.
• Competent in computer applications pertaining to position.
• Other duties as assigned.

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