Temporary Reception/Front Desk-PMC

Job Description

Job Description

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

Job Duties:

• 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

Job Details:

• Highschool graduate or equivalent required.
• Prior Electronic Health Record experience preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

Applications are available at or in person at Pioneer Memorial Hospital, View phone number on ziprecruiter.com, EEOE.

About Morrow County Health District: Morrow County Health District is a non-profit Oregon Special District that offers many healthcare services at locations throughout the county. Although we’re smaller than more urban healthcare systems, we offer a surprising range of services to care for our patients right here, close to home. With a hospital in Heppner; clinics in Heppner, Irrigon and Ione; an immediate care clinic in Boardman; and county-wide ambulance, home health and hospice services, you can depend on us to provide exceptional care for you and your family. Morrow County Health District, through its entities Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Pioneer Memorial Clinic, Irrigon Medical Clinic, Boardman Immediate Care Clinic, Morrow County Ambulance, and Pioneer Memorial Home Health & Hospice, does not discriminate or deny access to services because of a person’s race, color, sex, national origin, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, or inability to pay. Financial assistance is available. Please contact the Patient Business Office at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com for more information.