Located in:
Bridgeton, New Jersey 08302
Performs a variety of front desk activities (answering phones/greeting patients) that support the Center and professional staff and performs a variety of essential services (checking-in, checking-out, etc.) as directed or requested by Practice Manager.
Job Title: Front Desk
Department/Location: Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Reports to: Practice Manager
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Direct Reports: N/A

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs a variety of front desk activities (answering phones/greeting patients) that support the Center and professional staff and performs a variety of essential services (checking-in, checking-out, etc.) as directed or requested by Practice Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with/complete all Front Desk operations and the use of the Practice a Management system to ensure efficient patient registration and check out processes.
• Greeting patients and verifying/inputting demographic information into Practice management system.
• Collecting and inputting all valid licenses and insurance information.
• Collecting and posting all co-payments and payments made at time of service.
• Maintaining/organizing patient documents/files
• Answering phones, scheduling appointments, taking messages
• Reconciling co-pays and time of service payments collected daily
• Filing/labeling/sending outbound and inbound faxes
• Maintain confidentiality and use discretion when handling patient’s medical records and information.
• May perform charge entry process.
• Completing referrals for a specialist
• Prior authorization requests from patients and/or providers
• Filing any/all paper
• Rooming patients when checked in and provider is ready to treat the patient
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned {keep this for all}

QUALIFICATIONS OR EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• High School graduate or equivalent. Computer literacy required.
• 1-2 years of previous customer service/data entry, administrative/office management/clerical experience required.
• Experience of working in the health or other public sector organization helpful, but not necessary.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS/EXPECTED COMPETENCIES

• Business office procedures
• Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and basic arithmetic
• Medical insurance and medical billing skills
• Operating all office equipment
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Answering the telephone in a pleasant and helpful manner and using a multi-line telephone system.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, employees, and the public.
• Speak clearly and concisely
• Read, understands, and follows oral and written instruction.
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Ability to sort and file materials correctly by alphabetic or numeric systems
• Ability and willingness to help patients with check in or check out process
• Work may require hand dexterity for telephone and office machine operation.
• Work may require sitting for long periods of time; also stooping, bending and stretching for files and supplies.
• Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, operate a calculator, telephone, copier and such other office equipment as necessary.
• Hearing must be in the normal range for telephone contact.
• It is necessary to view computer screens for long periods and to work in an environment that may be stressful

EXAMPLES OF WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to {Pick from these for example: walk, bend, sit, talk, lift, or hear.} The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and use hands and arms to operate general office equipment (PC, telephone, file cabinets, copier, postage meter, fax machine and printer). The employee may occasionally lift and/or move between 10 and 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. The employee may need to travel to healthcare practices.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
The Company reserves the right to modify the job description based upon its needs and may require the employee to perform functions beyond those mentioned above. Neither this job description nor any other communication creates an employment contract between the Company and the employee.

• Assist with/complete all Front Desk operations and the use of the Practice a Management system to ensure efficient patient registration and check out processes.
• Greeting patients and verifying/inputting demographic information into Practice management system.
• Collecting and inputting all valid licenses and insurance information.
• Collecting and posting all co-payments and payments made at time of service.
• Maintaining/organizing patient documents/files
• Answering phones, scheduling appointments, taking messages
• Reconciling co-pays and time of service payments collected daily
• Filing/labeling/sending outbound and inbound faxes
• Maintain confidentiality and use discretion when handling patient’s medical records and information.
• May perform charge entry process.
• Completing referrals for a specialist
• Prior authorization requests from patients and/or providers
• Filing any/all paper
• Rooming patients when checked in and provider is ready to treat the patient
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned {keep this for all