Customer Service Specialist-Clinic Receptionist

Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center; Scobey (MT); On-site; USD 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center in Scobey, MT seeks a friendly receptionist to greet patients, visitors and staff, answer inquiries, and schedule appointments. You will ensure accurate registrations, verify insurance, collect co-pays and maintain the EHR portal.

Responsibilities include updating patient information, coordinating with clinical staff, balancing cash drawer, maintaining a tidy waiting area, and upholding HIPAA and privacy standards in daily operations.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Attention to detail for patient data and registrations.
• Ability to follow HIPAA privacy rules and regulations.
• Experience in a front-desk or receptionist role is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients, visitors and staff in person or by phone.
• Schedule, confirm and reschedule appointments per facility processes.
• Verify insurances and collect co-pays.
• Update patient information and maintain EHR portal access.
• Balance cash drawer at end of day and handle mail.

Skills

Appointment scheduling

Customer service

Communication

HIPAA compliance awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EHR portal

Job description

This position is responsible for greeting and scheduling patient, visitors, or co-workers in person or on the telephone, answering or referring inquiries, optimizing patients’ satisfaction, provider time and treatment by scheduling appointments, keeps patients’ appointments on schedule with accurate registration processes and compliance procedures and notifies provider assistants if necessary. Abide by industry quality standards obtaining patient demographic information, consents and payer information accurate and up to date in the system and protects patients’ rights to confidentiality of personal and financial information, following all Compliance and HIPAA rules and regulations. Crucial role in ensuring clinic operations run smooth and patients are provided with a positive experience.

Schedule appointments: Book, confirm, reschedule appointments as per facility processes, optimizing provider and patient scheduling.

Handling urgent appointments per process.

Update and manage patient information, including EHR portal.

Verify insurances, collect co-pays

Maintain Artera appointment reminders and make appointment reminder calls as needed.

Coordinate communication between patients and clinical staff.

Preparing for the Next Day, verifying appointments, co-pay amount and identifying documents needed and/or updated.

Balancing cash drawer at end of day.

Opening mail when distributed to you, copies and scanning as asked.

Monitor and order any office supplies if needed.

Printers are stocked at end of day for night reports.

Workspace and waiting room maintained for cleanliness and organization.

Comply with regulations by following privacy procedures, including HIPAA compliance.