Front Desk Coordinator - Urology (32128)

GI Alliance; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

GI Alliance in Glendale, AZ is seeking a friendly medical receptionist to greet callers and in-office patients, delivering courteous service as the first point of contact for our practice. You will schedule appointments and thoroughly update demographics and insurance information while maintaining accuracy and privacy.

You will use the EMR system to align physician availability with patient needs, confirm and reschedule appointments, and communicate with providers and staff about patient

Responsibilities

• Greet callers and in-office patients warmly and provide courteous service.
• Understand the responsibility of serving as the first point of contact for patients at our practice.
• Use sound judgement in handling calls and in-person interactions, especially when dealing with highly sensitive medical information.
• Answers calls within three-four rings.
• When scheduling patients and/or checking a patient in, be sure to add and update demographics and insurance information for that individual thoroughly and accurately.
• Confirm, cancel, reschedule, and update patient appointments at request of patient and/or provider.
• Use the EMR system to match physician/clinician availability with the patient's needs and preferences in terms of date and time.
• Able to accurately schedule appointments based on clinic and practice guidelines and specifications.
• Maintain and regularly update scheduling systems so patient records are accurate and complete and can be used to analyze patient/staffing needs and patterns.
• Communicates as needed with providers and other staff about any patient concerns/issues. Consults with the office manager about any system problems.
• Effectively communicate and complete requests from other medical offices (faxing patient medical records, or other information as requested).
• Address patient concerns efficiently and effectively.
• Uses customer service principles and techniques to deal with patients calmly and pleasantly.
• Other clerical duties as assigned by the office manager/administrator.
• Some travel required between multiple locations.

Tools

EMR system

Job description

• Greet callers and in-office patients warmly and provide courteous service.
• Understand the responsibility of serving as the first point of contact for patients at our practice.
• Use sound judgement in handling calls and in-person interactions, especially when dealing with highly sensitive medical information.
• Answers calls within three-four rings.
• When scheduling patients and/or checking a patient in, be sure to add and update demographics and insurance information for that individual thoroughly and accurately.
• Confirm, cancel, reschedule, and update patient appointments at request of patient and/or provider.
• Use the EMR system to match physician/clinician availability with the patient's needs and preferences in terms of date and time.
• Able to accurately schedule appointments based on clinic and practice guidelines and specifications.
• Maintain and regularly update scheduling systems so patient records are accurate and complete and can be used to analyze patient/staffing needs and patterns.
• Communicates as needed with providers and other staff about any patient concerns/issues. Consults with the office manager about any system problems.
• Effectively communicate and complete requests from other medical offices (faxing patient medical records, or other information as requested).
• Address patient concerns efficiently and effectively.
• Uses customer service principles and techniques to deal with patients calmly and pleasantly.
• Other clerical duties as assigned by the office manager/administrator.
• Some travel required between multiple locations.