Receptionist- Urology Clinic (25-361) at Artesia General Hospital

Artesia, New Mexico, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Oct, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer Service, Clerical Functions, Appointment Scheduling, Patient Registration, Insurance Approvals, Prior Authorizations, Phone Communication, Message Relay, End of Day Reconciliation, Basic Math Skills, Computer Skills, Office Equipment Knowledge, Confidentiality, Risk Management, Quality Management, Safety

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Description Job Summary: Provides a broad range of clerical functions for physicians and patients. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: · Greet patients, visitors and co-workers in a prompt, courteous, and helpful manner. · Maintain appointment scheduler and follow office—scheduling policy. · Register patients in a complete and accurate manner to conform to all regulatory requirements. · Collect monies at time of service. · Reviews provider medical records to gather information for approvals from the various insurance plans. · Handle pre-certification and referrals. · Handles all prior authorizations on test as well as medications. · Follow up on prior authorizations; ensure that they are completed prior to scheduled date. · Answers the phones · Relays messages to and from the providers to the patients. · Ensures the end of day reconciliation is complete each night before close. · Preform basic clerical duties as required. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: · As assigned. KNOWLEDGE/SKILL/ABILITIES: · Knowledge of office equipment and ability to handle multi-time telephones. · Basic math and computer skills. AGE-RELATED COMPETENCIES: Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age-specific patient needs appropriate for this position. Information Management: Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security. Risk Management/Quality Management/Safety: Cooperates fully in all Risk Management, Quality Management, and Safety Activities and Investigations. MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Ø Education – High school diploma or equivalent. Ø Work Experience – Customer service, computer. Experience in a healthcare setting preferred. Ø Training – none. Ø License/Certification – N/A ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS: Work environment consists of daily patient contact, which may include exposure to blood, or other body fluids.

Responsibilities

The receptionist provides a broad range of clerical functions for physicians and patients, including greeting patients and maintaining the appointment scheduler. They also handle patient registration, collect payments, and manage insurance approvals and prior authorizations.