Medical Receptionist - Urgent Care

# **About Our Company** We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care. Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies [Village Medical](https://www.villagemedical.com/), [Village Medical at Home](https://www.villagemedical.com/village-medical-at-home), [Summit Health](https://www.summithealth.com/), [CityMD](https://www.citymd.com/), and [Starling Physicians](https://www.starlingphysicians.com/). When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care. **Please Note:** We will only contact candidates regarding your applications from one of the following domains: @summithealth.com, @citymd.net, @villagemd.com, @villagemedical.com, @westmedgroup.com, @starlingphysicians.com, or @bmctotalcare.com. # **Job Description** - ## Pay Rate: $18.25 - ## Must be able to cover all High Acuity Urgent Care Sites if the business requires it: Florham Park, Livingston, Clifton, Short Hills, Berkeley Heights - ## 4 shifts per week consisting of: 2-12 hour shifts and 1-6 hour shift Monday – Friday and a weekend day. - ## Hours of operation are 8AM – 8PM Monday – Friday and 8AM – 5 PM Saturday Sunday. **Essential Job functions:** - · Greets visitors, patients, and families in a friendly professional manner and directs them appropriately. - · Maintains an efficient patient flow through the registration process and provides excellent customer service to patients/families. - · Promptly answers the telephone, directs all calls appropriately, takes an accurate message and delivers to the appropriate individual/demonstrates appropriate etiquette. - · Informs patients of delay in physician schedules, assists with patient comfort while delayed. - · Posts all self pay charges, collects payments, and provides patient with receipt. Accurately reconciles daily payments. Reconciles billing slips to daily schedule. - · Opens and closes batches properly, accurately reconciles collections, prepares deposits and documents corrections. - · Scans the insurance card, processes insurance verifications utilizing the on-line system, and updates the patient account. Updates patient information including demographics, insurance, HIPAA forms and financial waivers. - · Schedules appointments accurately according to department guidelines; using waitlist when applicable. Confirms future appointments as needed. Review Eligibility and Phone report. - · Schedules and enters orders for diagnostic tests, and procedures, following all appropriate workflows. - · Works cooperatively with Patient Care Resources and clinical staff to ensure timely pre-authorizations. - · Completes referrals according to departmental guidelines and properly enters into the appropriate system. - · Effectively communicates problems, concerns, or issues to the Office Supervisor / Manager appropriately and promptly. **General Job functions:** - · Performs various clerical duties such as faxing, photocopying, scanning, filing and mailings. - · Demonstrates flexibility with various work schedules, covers for other staff when asked including other office locations. - · Demonstrates the ability to adequately follow downtime procedures. - · Other job duties as required. **Education, Certification, Computer and Training Requirements:** - · High School Graduate or GED required. Associate Degree preferred. - · Previous PSR experience preferred. - · Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing. - · Must have excellent customer service skills. - · Must h…