Front Desk Receptionist/Medical Assistant

METRO INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSULTANTS; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

METRO INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSULTANTS is hiring for a full-time Medical Assistant/Front Desk Receptionist in Overland Park, KS. The role covers front-desk duties and select back-office tasks at the clinic location.

Responsibilities include scheduling, patient check-in/out, billing processing, and coordinating referrals while maintaining medical records and lab specimen handling as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires at least one year of clinical practice experience, preferably in an office setting.
• Comfortable with back-office responsibilities and patient data handling.
• Proof of vaccinations as required for immunocompromised patients.

Responsibilities

• Front desk duties: greet patients, schedule appointments, take calls, process co-pays.
• Back-office duties: file, document, and process lab orders and physician notes.
• Register patients and update demographics in the system.
• Process billing information and referrals as needed.

Skills

Front desk

Medical office

Back office

Billing

Phone support

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Description

Metro Infectious Disease Consultants is seeking a

Overland Park, KS.

This Assistant’s responsibilities include all duties related to the front-desk and some back-office. Responsibilities assigned to individuals can and will change at any time at the discretion of management or the supervisor.

Description

Metro Infectious Disease Consultants is seeking a full-time Medical Assistant/Front Desk Receptionist to work at the clinic located in Overland Park, KS.

This Assistant’s responsibilities include all duties related to the front-desk and some back-office. Responsibilities assigned to individuals can and will change at any time at the discretion of management or the supervisor.

Front Office Responsibilities

• Filing of all scanned paperwork daily
• Fax clinic schedules to physicians for next clinic day.
• Prepare travel chart weekly
• Open and distribute mail, daily
• Print schedule for following clinic day. Verity that all progress notes and super-bills are attached
• Order office supplies
• Answer telephone calls, including closed offices at different locations
• Page on consultations to physicians. Page should include consult, hospital, patient name, room number, referring physician, and hospital phone number with appropriate extension
• Make appointments for new and existing patients according to set guidelines. If patient is new, directions should be given
• Handle and process billing information daily
• Handle and process dictation, letters, and physician orders daily
• Register patients, enter and/or update patient demographics, make copies of vital information
• Collect co-payments and past due balances from patients at check-in/check-out desk
• Coordinate and process referral information for managed care patients
• Process medical records requests
• Escort patients from reception to exam room, documenting height, weight, blood pressure and temperature as indicated, document patient’s chief complaint and notify doctor when patient is ready to be seen
• Obtain laboratory specimens as requested, completing lab requisitions and preparing samples for pick-up by lab. Document same in Medical Record
• Ensure superbills are completed at visit end, including, visit code, diagnoses and all labs ordered

Back Office Responsibilities

• Escort patients from reception to exam room, documenting height, weight, blood pressure and temperature as indicated, document patient’s chief complaint and notify doctor when patient is ready to be seen
• Stock exam rooms with supplies each morning, clean rooms between patients
• Maintain inventory of medical supplies, completing requisitions (order forms) in a timely manner to ensure supplies are not depleted
• Other tasks as assigned by management

Requirements

• Must have at least (1) one year of clinical practice experience, preferably in an office setting
• Must be comfortable with back office responsibilities
• High school Education or equivalent
• Proof of current vaccinations, including recommended boosters, commonly required for those working with immunocompromised patients, including measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A & B, influenza, and COVID-19.

Requests for accommodations/exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, consistent with applicable laws.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Salary

• $39,000-$46,000 ($19/hour + monthly bonus)