Front Desk Medical Receptionist

Davita Inc.; Peabody (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Front Desk Specialist in Peabody, MA. You'll be the first point of contact for patients, ensuring an efficient and friendly check-in and check-out process. This role includes handling patient records, insurance inquiries, and payments while maintaining a professional atmosphere. The ideal candidate possesses strong customer service skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in a front desk role or similar position.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff.
• Competence in handling patient records and insurance documentation.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and manage check-in/check-out processes.
• Educate patients on insurance coverage and handle payments.
• Ensure all patient documentation is correct and up to date.

Skills

Customer Service

Attention to Detail

Communication

Job description

Position: Front Desk Specialist
Pay Rate: $20-21/hr
Location: - Needs to travel to Beverly And Peabody, MA
Office Hours: 8am-5pm,(Monday - Friday)

• Greet all patients and office guests
• Check-in and check-out all scheduled patients
• Enter and verifying patient demographics and insurance information
• Educate patient about insurance coverage, in network vs. out of network benefits
• Ensure that necessary paperwork is complete and on file (i.e. Insurance forms, insurance referrals, authorizations and/or waivers, specialist packets/forms)
• Ensure proper registration and billing documents are reviewed and signed off on by the patient/responsible party
• Obtain or create electronic medical record number; enter into PM system
• Direct patients to radiology as indicated on appointment notes by the medical assistant
• Address patient balances at time of service, set up payment plans when appropriate
• Collect and enter patient payments
• Schedule appointments
• Notate cancelled or rescheduled appointments
• Follow Patient No Show/Cancellation Policy
• Review and update eligibility
• Print and verify day end review
• Submit daily payment collection reports
• Balance daily receipts
• Accept and review patient disability forms and/or medical records requests for completion/accuracy, notifying patient of processing time
• Release records to patients once requests have been fulfilled
• Enter charges and payments for medical records requests filled directly by our office
• Accept labs from outside facilities, date stamp and forward to clinical staff
• Sign for all incoming deliveries (i.e. Fed Ex, USPS, Air Borne Express)
• Open and close office prior to and following business hours
• Assist patients and/or family members with any requests
• Maintain a professional work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that gets along with patients, physicians, co-workers and administration
• Any and all other duties as assigned by the office manager

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
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