Front Desk Receptionist/Medical Assistant

Metro Infusion Center; 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 in Overland Park, KS is seeking a full-time Medical Assistant/Front Desk Receptionist to handle front-desk duties and some back-office tasks.

Responsibilities include patient registration, scheduling, billing, specimen handling, and escorting patients to exam rooms. A minimum of one year clinical experience and a high school diploma are required, with vaccination proof provided upon hire.

Qualifications

• One year of clinical practice experience, preferably in an office setting.
• Comfort with back office responsibilities.
• Proof of current vaccinations (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A & B, influenza, COVID-19).

Responsibilities

• Escort patients from reception to exam room and document vital signs and chief complaint.
• Register patients and update demographics; collect co-payments and process billing.
• Handle and process dictation, letters, and physician orders; manage referrals and medical records requests.
• Front-desk duties: answer calls, schedule appointments, print schedules, and coordinate with physicians.

Skills

Front desk

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job 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)