Medical Office Receptionist Job Description

Medical Office Receptionist Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Medical Office Receptionist to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Attends scheduled department staff and clinical meetings;
  • Ensures availability of treatment information by filing and retrieving patient records;
  • Maintains patient accounts by obtaining, recording, and updating personal and insurance information;
  • Confident self-starter who can work independently as part of a team;
  • Must pass a background check;
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed;
  • Must be able to input FULL patient, family, social history on each patient;
  • Seeking an experienced and professional candidate to check patients in/out, obtain insurance pre-authorizations (if needed);
  • Verify and update patient demographic information;
  • Collect and record patient co-pays and pre-payments on surgeries. Assist patients with credit applications;
  • Medication Prior Authorization;
  • Follow up on incoming patient referrals;
  • Must be organized and dependable;
  • Maintains work and patient areas in neat and orderly manner;
  • Provide information concerning the clinic and its services.

Requirements:

  • Excellent Computer Skills;
  • Demonstrated skills in collaboration, teamwork, and problem-solving to achieve goals;
  • Multi-Lingual (Spanish, ect.);
  • Familiar with insurance plans-Acquaintance of ICD-10 and CPT billing codes-Strong spelling, reading, and mathematics skills;
  • Very organized and able to multitask; detail oriented;
  • Superior communication and interpersonal skills;
  • Understands and follows health provider’s instructions; seeks clarification when necessary;
  • Demonstrated skills in providing excellent service to customers;
  • Experience using Electronic Health Record Software (EHR’s);
  • Bilingual preferred;
  • Experience with electronic medical records (EMR);
  • Orthopedic experience required;
  • MRI certification experience preferred;
  • 2+ years of Medical Front Office Experience;
  • Experience with auto scheduling system.