Clinic Liaison

Los Angeles LGBT Center; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

403B retirement plan

Job summary

The Los Angeles LGBT Center seeks a Clinic Liaison in Health Services to support front desk and clinic operations. You’ll greet clients, schedule appointments, manage check-ins, and assist with medical records and billing duties.

Under supervision, you’ll rotate across stations, maintain schedules, and interact with diverse clients in a federally funded health center setting that serves LGBTQ communities. Vaccination policy applies.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare office environment preferred.
• Able to work flexible hours including Saturdays and evenings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to and assist in the implementation of all Business Office procedures.
• Rotate monthly to Front Desk, Medical Records, and Phones.
• Greet clients and provide a welcoming, professional response in all interactions.
• Front desk reception, patient check-in, scheduling, and preliminary assessments.
• Record all client payments and ensure accurate monetary transactions and daily reconciliations.
• Maintain daily and monthly schedules for medical, mental health and social services staff.
• Check insurance eligibility and Medi-Cal TARs.
• Assist in maintaining medical records filing system and routing charts.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Teamwork

Bilingual

Typing speed

Tools

Microsoft Office

Internet

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Job description

Position: #703201

Department: Health Services

Reports to: Front Office Manager

Shift Differential Premium: Plus $1.75 per hour for hours worked between 6pm-6am

Schedule: Monday-Tuesday 10:00am-7:00pm and Wednesday-Friday 8am-5pm

Status: 100%, Full-Time, Non-Exempt, Union

Probation: 90 Days

Benefits

• Medical


• Dental


• Vision


• Life Insurance


• Long Term Disability


• Employee Assistance Program


• 403B retirement plan

Center’s Mission

Building a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal, and complete members of society.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

As the nation’s largest and most experienced provider of LGBT medical and mental health services, we help LGBTQ people lead healthier, happier lives, by keeping their minds and body well. All services are free or low cost. We’re also one of the few Federally Qualified Health Centers in the nation with providers who specialize in primary care for LGBTQ people and with a research team working to advance the care and treatment of people in our community.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the direct supervision of the Program Supervisor, the Clinic Liaison will be responsible for the following:

Essential Functions

• Adhere to and assist in the implementation of all Business Office procedures;


• Rotate on a monthly basis to all departmental stations including Front Desk, Medical Records, and Phones;


• Greet clients at the reception area and during telephone conversations to ensure a welcoming, pleasant and professional response to all clients and interoffice relations;


• Front desk reception, including patient check-in, scheduling of patient’s appointments, and making preliminary assessments of clients in order to ensure appropriate client services;


• Record all collections of client payments or co-pays for services rendered, and assure accurate monetary transactions, daily balancing and reconciliation sheets;


• Maintenance of all daily and monthly schedules for medical, mental health and social services personnel;


• Check client’s eligibility status with insurance carrier including completing Medi-Cal reservations for care (TARs);


• Assist in the maintenance of the medical records filing system, including routing charts to providers, accurate record-tracking, filing medical records, loose-sheet sorting and filing;


• Process record requests for outside entities in a timely manner while adhering to confidentiality practices and procedures;


• Clinic phone coverage, including scheduling and canceling appointments, placing appointment reminder calls, and providing general information about services offered;


• Train and work with clerical volunteers as needed;


• Perform daily administrative functions as assigned, such as word processing, general communications (voice, written and electronic);


• Attend and actively participate in staff meetings including internal staff trainings as needed;


• Special projects and other duties as assigned;

Job Qualifications And Experience

• Knowledge of or experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ people;


• A passion for the Center’s work and its mission to make the world a better place for LGBTQ people;


• One to two years of healthcare office experience preferred;


• Able to work flexible hours including Saturdays and evenings;


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;


• Strong organizational, detail and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to work as a team member in a high-client volume environment;


• Typing speed of forty-five (45) wpm;


• Knowledgeable in computer software, with the ability to work: word processing, spreadsheets, Internet, etc.;


• Strong customer service skills required;


• Bilingual skills, a plus (English/Spanish fluency preferred);


• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expression, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration status, and physical abilities in a multicultural environment.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering diversity within its staff. Applications are encouraged from all persons regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical/physical/mental condition, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical condition, age, marital status, or veteran status.

The Center has implemented a policy requiring all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. For more information, please contact [e-mail]