Front Desk Lead, Physical Therapy LaGrange

Georgia Bone and Joint - LaGrange; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Health Savings Account with employer

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Georgia Bone and Joint - LaGrange is seeking a Front Desk Lead for our Physical Therapy location in LaGrange, GA. The role focuses on greeting and registering patients, scheduling, and coordinating the daily flow in a fast-paced clinic.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma and 1 year of admin or customer service experience, preferably in a medical environment, with strong computer and communication skills. This on-site position offers comprehensive benefits and career stability.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1 year administration or customer service experience preferred, in medical environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and electronic communication skills; very proficient with computers; capable in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Greet, register and schedule patients promptly and politely.
• Schedule appointments by computer and manage future bookings.
• Maintain daily schedule and adjust for same-day cancellations.
• Collect co-payments and other payments from patients.
• Keep patient information up to date, including insurance details.
• Oversee waiting area and coordinate patient flow; answer phones and route inquiries.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Electronic communication

Computer proficiency

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Front Desk Lead, Physical Therapy LaGrange

Job Category: Therapy

Requisition Number : FRONT041125

• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Lagrange, GA, USA

Description

Daily Responsibilities:

The Front Desk Lead is responsible for greeting, registering and scheduling patients in a prompt and helpful manner, providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment. Because the Lagrange office is a lower volume location at this time, this role will also check in for the Clinic's patients. The role will report to Physical Therapy as the majority of tasks assigned will be Physical Therapy focused.

Our front desk staff in the physical therapy department works in a fast-paced, very busy environment. They are often required to multi-task by answering phones, checking in patients and communicating with therapists, all while providing excellent customer service and being detailed oriented to ensure accuracy of information. We utilize Epic EMR for scheduling and checking in patients. Our staff must be excellent with computers and consistently following multi-step commands in order to appropriately check in, schedule and manage patient’s charts.

Duties include:

• Greets patients in a prompt, friendly and helpful manner
• Schedules appointments by computer, makes future appointments
• Maintains the daily schedule, dynamically filling opening due to same day cancellations
• Collects co-payments and other payments from patients
• Maintains and updates current patient information, including insurance information, being very detailed oriented
• Oversees waiting area, coordinates patient flow, reports problems
• Answers incoming phone calls to assist patients with their appointments or transfer them appropriately
• Other tasks assigned by supervisor

A successful candidate will have a professional demeanor, including:

• Assumes accountability and responsibility for his/her own work performance
• Maintains a consistent work schedule, being on time and without frequent absences
• Demonstrates flexibility in new situations
• Handles emergencies in a calm and competent manner
• Accepts constructive criticism and benefits from the same
• Demonstrates a willingness to perform additional tasks and gives assistance when necessary
• Performs other duties as assigned by administration
• Adheres to operating dress code; neat personal appearance
• Maintains good rapport with fellow employees and providers
• Performs his/her duties in a professional and pleasant manner
• Promotes positive customer relations for the clinic
• Maintains good rapport with patients, visitors, therapists,and vendors
• Provides excellent customer service to patients and family members at all times
• Able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritize tasks and focus on task completion
• Demonstrate an attention to detail and perform tasks accurately based on given processes and protocols

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required
• Experience: 1 year administration or customer service experience required, in a medical environment ispreferred
• Skills: Excellent verbal, written, and electronic communication skills, very proficient with computers, and an ability to work in a fast-paced environment are required
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• And more!

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organizationis an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc.Furthermore, our organizationiscommitted to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

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