Front Office Receptionist - Medical

North Side Christian Health Center; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare center as a Front Office Receptionist, where you will be the first point of contact for patients, ensuring exceptional service and efficient scheduling. This full-time role requires strong organizational skills and a commitment to patient satisfaction. You will manage patient check-ins, verify insurance, and maintain accurate records in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have prior medical clerical experience and excellent communication abilities, contributing to our mission of providing care without judgment.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years previous experience in a medical clerical role including data entry.
• Proficiency in Windows Excel, Microsoft Word, and basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Greets all incoming patients and manages patient check-in process.
• Verifies patient medical insurance prior to appointment.
• Collects co-pays/payments and performs daily cash reconciliation.

Skills

Customer Service

Organizational Skills

Communication

Education

1-2 years previous experience in a medical clerical role

Tools

Windows Excel

Microsoft Word

EMR

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Base pay range

$15.00/hr - $18.00/hr

Position Summary: As the face of NSCHC, demonstrates exceptional customer service skills. Optimizes patients' satisfaction, provider time and exam room utilization through effective scheduling and registration. DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES-

• Greets all incoming patients/visitors
• Manages patient check in process for pediatric and adult patients, as well as dental patients on occasion
• Verifies patient medical insurance prior to appointment
• Updates patient demographics and medical insurance information in eCW
• Scans medical insurance cards and ID, as well as sliding fee scale application and income affidavit if applicable
• Determines sliding scale fee amount for uninsured patients
• Enters all data into patient profile and UDS screen
• Manages no show patients by reaching out and rescheduling their missed appointment.
• Maintains patient engagement by encouraging patients to complete Patient Satisfaction Survey and by enrolling them on patient portal
• Collects co-pays/payments on accounts and performs daily, accurate cash reconciliation
• Answers telephones, documenting all pertinent information in patient charts.
• Schedule appointments for pediatric and adult patients, specifying exact reason for visit within appointment notes.
• Manages phone voicemail mailboxes daily
• Scans new information for patient into eCW, including correspondence, labs, results, and medical history
• Manages incoming faxes as needed
• Faxes referrals and correspondence to hospitals and physicians as needed
• Assist with outgoing mail and incoming mail distribution
• Assists the patient during the check-out process; scheduling next appointment, etc.
• Analyzes what patients scheduled the next day will need during registration process, and prepares paperwork packets accordingly for each patient - brings any related scheduling concerns to the attention of Practice Coordinator and/or Clinical Director
• End of day tasks such as printing next day's schedule, locking the front doors during weekday evening and Saturday shifts, turning phones over to the answering service, deposit all copay/reports in safe
• Reviews and addresses jellybeans in eCW, both addressed to self and addressed to Front Office
• May be required to participate in departmental and organizational quality improvement projects.
• Other duties as assigned by Practice Coordinator or Clinical Director KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES-
• Must be accurate and detail oriented, possess strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to prioritize competing tasks in a complex and fast paced environment
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; understanding of medical terminology
• Must have excellent people and customer service skills
• Prolonged sitting and/or standing and moving about throughout the workday; extensive keyboarding
• Local travel between clinic sites Position Summary: As the face of NSCHC, demonstrates exceptional customer service skills. Optimizes patients' satisfaction, provider time and exam room utilization through effective scheduling and registration.
• Work evening and weekend hours when needed, usually on a rotational basis with the rest of the front office receptionists.
• Attends a minimum of one outreach event per calendar year.
• Commitment to NSCHC faith-based mission to provide care to all who request it, without judgment. QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT) -
• 1-2 years previous experience in a medical clerical role including data entry
• Proficiency in Windows Excel, Microsoft Word
• Must have basic computer skills, including with EMR (electronic medical record).
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination
• Annual influenza vaccine

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Health and Human Services

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