Front Office Specialist I

Samaritan Health Services

Corvallis (OR)

On-site

USD 23,000 - 30,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Samaritan Health Services in Corvallis, Oregon, seeks an organized receptionist to provide reception and administrative support to patients and providers, helping keep the flow of the clinic smooth.

The role emphasizes HIPAA confidentiality, strong clerical skills, and teamwork within a multidisciplinary staff, ensuring timely communications and empathetic patient care.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience or training with computer applications required.
One (1) year experience and/or training in a position of similar responsibility and complexity preferred.
Experience or training in medical/insurance terminology preferred.
Experience with practice management scheduling systems preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides reception and administrative support to patients and providers within and outside the SHS system.

Skills

Service Orientation

Clerical

Confidentiality

Time Management

Team Building

Social Perceptiveness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Computer applications

Practice management scheduling systems

Job description

Job Summary / Purpose

Provides reception and administrative support services to patients and providers within and outside the SHS system.

Department Description

Bariatric Surgery combines outstanding medical quality with a compassionate, comprehensive follow-up program. Our approach focuses on four key components to ensure greater outcomes and long-term success for our patients: evaluation, education and program overview, surgery and hospital care, and follow-up and support.

Experience / Education / Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience or training with computer applications required.
One (1) year experience and/or training in a position of similar responsibility and complexity preferred.
Experience or training in medical/insurance terminology preferred.
Experience with practice management scheduling systems preferred.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Service Orientation - Successfully apply knowledge of various resources/models of recovery to assist and care for others.
Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
Confidentiality - Knowledge of State and Federal (HIPAA) laws pertaining to confidentiality of protected health information. Ability to comply with laws and maintain confidentiality of patient information.
Time Management - Ability to organize, plan and prioritize work to complete within required time frames and to follow-up on pending issues. Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in dynamic fast-paced environments and under pressure.
Team Building - Ability to work, function and communicate on a multi-disciplinary team. Possess the knowledge and skills to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.
Social Perceptiveness - Ability to work with a diverse population from pediatrics to geriatrics. Basic understanding of age-related differences in caring for and communicating with patients and caregivers. Possess personal sensitivity to the needs and experiences of others and a non-judgmental attitude towards persons of differing standards, values, lifestyles, and ages.

Physical Demands

Rarely (1 - 10% of the time)

11 - 33% of the time

Summary

Occasionally (34 - 66% of the time)

Frequently

Continually (67 - 100% of the time)

Tasks