Medical Receptionist - Float Pool at Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Jul, 26

Salary

17.31

Posted On

04 Apr, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer service, Electronic medical records, Insurance verification, Appointment scheduling, Data entry, Communication skills, Organization, Medical office administration, Patient registration, Payment collection, Telephone etiquette

Industry

Higher Education

Description

Overview This temporary position is responsible for greeting patients, answering the telephone, scanning pertinent patient data into the electronic medical record, checking patients in and out, verifying patient insurance and referrals, and scheduling appointments. Patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times. Candidates should have availability Monday-Friday anywhere from 8am-5pm. This is an hourly position working no more than 29 hrs/week. Responsibilities Primary role will be to answer incoming calls and handles by transferring, entering a message in the EHR or paging doctors when appropriate Greet and arrive patients in a courteous and timely manner. Checks-in and checks-out patients, perform EHR tasking responsibilities. Registers existing and new patients, verifies demographics and insurance, determines insurance copays, and collects money and copays to send to the Medical Group, post all payments collected into IDX. Responsible for retrieving the phones from the answering service at the beginning of each day and transferring phone lines to the answering service at the end of each day. After transferring calls to the answering, call the number to verify that everything went through correctly Schedule/reschedule clinic appointments via backfilling lists such as waiting lists, reminder lists, bump lists, etc. Responsible for working/maintaining task list in the electronic medical record and assist with reports as needed. Checks the electronic medical record for referrals and authorization prior to visit or upon patient arrival. Makes sure all information/ paperwork in scanned into the patient’s chart. All other duties as assigned related to front office administrative duties. OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES Gives directions to patients and visitors. Maintains order in reception room Qualifications Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be highly organized with outstanding customer service attitude and have the ability to adapt and work under pressure. Prior experience working in a medical office setting highly desired but not required. Location : Location US-VA-Norfolk

Responsibilities

The medical receptionist is responsible for greeting patients, managing incoming calls, and performing front-office administrative tasks such as scheduling and insurance verification. They also maintain patient records in the electronic medical record system and handle patient check-in and check-out processes.