Front Office Specialist I TCP Cinco Ranch

Socket.dev; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Pediatrics in Katy, TX is looking for a Front Office Specialist to join our fast-paced clinic. You will greet patients, schedule appointments, receive visitors, answer incoming calls, and coordinate referrals while maintaining a warm, professional environment.

In this role you will enter accurate billing information, process claims, verify patient eligibility, balance daily payments, and help maintain the electronic health record.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and visitors upon arrival using welcoming processes.
• Enter hospital charges into the electronic billing system with high accuracy and timeliness.
• Balance daily payments received.
• Assess patient eligibility for referrals by verifying coverage with payer.
• Schedule appointments per practice protocol.
• Verify accurate patient demographics and update records in EHR and billing systems.
• Maintain integrity of electronic health records.
• Provide operational support to the clinic.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

We are searching for a Front Office Specialist at our TCP Cinco Ranch clinic -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will coordinate and perform the scheduling of patients, receive and greet visitors, answer and handle incoming calls, coordinate the referral process, enter accurate billing information into system and transmit accurate claims.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

TCP Cinco Ranch - 24022 Cinco Village Center Blvd Ste. 100 Suite 100, Katy, TX 77494Requirements:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent required
• 1-year related experience required
• Knowledge of related OSHA guidelines and requirements
• Knowledge of general office tasks, confidentiality, filing, medical terminology, and managed care referral processes

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Responsibilities:

• Greets patients and visitors upon arrival utilizing Creating SMILES philosophies and AIDET principles
• Enters hospital charges into electronic billing system with 100% accuracy and within timelines established by practice protocol
• Balances payments received daily
• Assesses patient’s eligibility for referral by verifying coverage with payer prior to initiating referral
• Schedules appointments per practice protocol
• Verifies accurate patient demographic information with each visit and enters into electronic health record and electronic billing system per practice protocol with 100% accuracy
• Maintains integrity of electronic health record
• Provides operational support

Texas Children’s Pediatrics is the nation’s largest primary pediatric care network with more than 200 physicians dedicated to the health care needs of infants to teenagers in over 50 locations throughout the greater Houston area. As part of our goal to build a community of healthy children, Texas Children's Pediatrics Community Cares Program provides trusted, high-quality pediatric medical services for children who otherwise would seek care from emergency centers or possibly go without care or treatment due to low family incomes and/or lack of health insurance.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.