Medical Receptionist Job Description

Medical Receptionist Job Description Template

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

Responsibilities:

• Verify insurance;
• Maintain confidentiality of all patient records;
• Manage inventory of necessary office supplies and coordinate reordering;
• Register new patients and update necessary records;
• Maintains work area keeping it organized and professional in appearance;
• Must have general computer Knowledge;
• Obtain insurance information and co-payments from patients;
• Maintaining patient charts and electronic medical records;
• Coordinating patient appointments and outside referrals;
• Prepare daily deposits;
• Check office voicemail, return calls and forward to other team members as necessary;
• Obtain insurance information from patients and verify benefits prior to their appointment;
• He or she will be responsible for taking patient payments;
• Coordination with PA Nurses to help coordinate completion of PA;
• Calling insurance companies for benefit details.

Requirements:

• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment;
• Dedication to maintaining confidentiality of all patient records;
• Completion of a certificate program preferred;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Able to work collaboratively with multiple health and criminal justice professionals using tact, diplomacy, and discipline;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Welcomes patients and visitors in person or on the telephone, and answering or referring inquiries;
• ability to interact effectively with culturally diverse patient and employee population,
• Friendliness and professionalism when interacting with patients and co-workers;
• Check in and check out;
• Coordinating patient appointments and outside referrals;
• Skilled communicator; effective multitasker; detail-oriented;
• Maintaining patient charts and electronic medical records;
• Extremely detail oriented;
• Obtain insurance information and co-payments from patients.