Position: Medical Receptionist
Location: Waupun, WI 53963
Duration: 6 months (Possible extension)
Pay rate: $20/hr.
Setting: Corrections
Schedule: 40 hours weekly | Monday - Friday: 07:45 am - 04:30 pm
Overview: The Medical Receptionist provides essential administrative and clerical support to the Health Services Unit within a correctional facility. This role is responsible for managing patient and legal requests for medical record reviews, ensuring timely processing of healthcare documentation, and supporting clinical staff with a variety of administrative functions.
This is an administrative position requiring exceptional organizational and time management skills. The role routinely manages 40-50 patient and legal medical record requests each month while supporting multiple clinicians and maintaining a significant document scanning workload.
Key Responsibilities
Process and manage patient and legal requests for medical record reviews and releases.
Retrieve, review, redact, and prepare healthcare records in accordance with applicable privacy regulations and organizational policies.
Coordinate and facilitate medical record reviews and document releases.
Scan and accurately upload approximately 400 medical records/documents per week into the electronic medical record (EMR) system.
Provide administrative support to approximately 12 clinicians, assisting with scheduling, documentation, correspondence, and other daily operational needs.
Maintain accurate electronic records and ensure all documentation is filed appropriately.
Prioritize and manage a high-volume workload while meeting established deadlines.
Communicate professionally with patients, attorneys, healthcare providers, and internal departments.
Perform general administrative duties to support efficient clinic operations.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Previous experience in a medical office, healthcare setting, healthcare administration, health information management, or related field is required.
Experience working with electronic medical records (EMR/EHR) systems.
Must be able to pass a background check, and drug screening.