Medical Receptionist

Located in:

North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902

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 PracticeManagement system to ensure efficient patient registration and check out processes.
• Greeting patients and verifying/inputting demographicinformation into Practice management system.
• Collecting and inputting all valid licenses and insuranceinformation.
• Collecting and posting all co-payments and payments made attime of service.
• Maintaining/organizing patient documents/files
• Answering phones, scheduling appointments, taking messages
• Reconciling co-pays and time of service payments collecteddaily
• Filing/labeling/sending outbound and inbound faxes
• Maintain confidentiality and use discretion when handlingpatient’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 totreat the patient
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications or Education, Training and Experience

• High School graduate or equivalent. Computer literacy required.
• 1-2 years of previous customer service/data entry, administrative/officemanagement/clerical experience required.
• Experience of working in the health orother 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 amulti-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 machineoperation.
• Work may require sitting for long periods of time; also stooping, bendingand stretching for files and supplies.
• Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, operate acalculator, telephone, copier and such other office equipment asnecessary.
• Hearing must be in the normal range for telephone contact.
• It is necessary to view computer screens for long periods and to work inan environment that may be stressful

Featured Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401K with automatic employer contribution.
• PTO and Paid Holidays.
• Company paid Life Insurance.
• Access to voluntary short and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to additional life insurance.
• Access to a variety of Wellness programs. 

The compensation range for this position is $16.00/hour– $23.00/hour. Compensation is based on the level and requirements of the role.