Front Office Specialist - Primary Care Acworh

5000 Wellstar Medical Group, LLC; Acworth (GA); Sur place; USD 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC in Georgia seeks a Front Office Specialist to deliver exceptional patient service, greet and check-in patients, schedule appointments, and support front desk operations in a busy physician practice.

The role requires a high school diploma, 2 years of front office experience in healthcare, and proficiency with EHR systems (Experion) and medical terminology, including CPT-4, ICD-9, HCPCS. The position is on-site in a fast-paced office environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least 2 years front office experience in a physician practice or healthcare setting.
• Computer skills and medical terminology knowledge (CPT-4, ICD-9, and HCPCS) required.
• Knowledge of insurance filing and requirements.

Responsabilités

• Greet patients and guests per AIDET; identify self and practice.
• Answer calls, direct to staff, take messages in the EHR, schedule appointments.
• Notify patients about delays and communicate updates.
• Register and schedule patients; verify insurance eligibility in Experion.
• Collect co-pays and manage cash per LD90 cash policy.
• Balance cash and daily close with superbills and bank deposits.
• Coordinate with the clinic for representatives, visitors, and requests.

Connaissances

Customer service

Computer skills

Medical terminology

Communication

Formation

High School Diploma / GED

Outils

Experion EHR

Description du poste

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Job Summary:

Work Shift Day (United States of America) The Front Office Specialist (FOS) is responsible for illustrating exceptional customer service and focus to WellStar's patients and customers. This includes greeting customers, registering patients at check-in and check out, answering telephones, scheduling appointments, cash management, and/or adiminstrative functions that support the practice's operations. The FOS is an important team member in achieving patient experience, employee engagement, and financial goals. This position is considered a highly functioning position where the team member must be able to multi-task while at the same time communicate with various customers.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

__Customer Service:__

• a. In Adherence to our AIDET principles, the FOS will greet patients and guests in a warm, friendly manner in person or on the telephone; identifying self and practice.
• b. Answering incoming calls; directing to appropriate personnel, taking messages when appropriate within the EHR, handling non-clinical processes, and scheduling patient appointments as requested.
• c. Communicating quickly and often with patients, if there is a delay or wait for patient care.
• d. Working with both clinical staff and providers in a team approach.
• e. Managing patient call wait times; being alert to queues in the system, responding to voicemails and messages timely, offer options to call patients back, if they are on hold too long

__Operations/Revenue Cycle:__

• a. Registering/scheduling patients for appointments; ensuring patient insurance eligibility through Experion, checking in patients, scanning insurance cards and ID into the EHR, and ensuring completion of all necessary paperwork.
• b. Collecting co-pays and any outstanding balances, adherence to the WMG LD90 cash management policy.
• c. Managing cash allowance; verifying opening balance, ensuring all correct change and collections are made and accounted for, accurately balancing superbills/posting report with bank bag for each daily close.
• d. Checking patients out; collecting any deductibles or self pay account balances, setting up payment arrangements on balances, and/or scheduling next appointment visits
• e. Contacting patients for appointment reminders

__Administrative:__

• Coordinating with the clinic for pharmaceutical representatives, visitors, sample pick-ups, and other clinic requests
• Other duties as assigned by management. Performs other duties as assigned

Required Minimum Education:

High School Diploma / GED

Required Minimum Experience:

2 years administrative front office experience in a physician practice or health care setting

Preferred Previous customer service experience

Required

Required Minimum Skills:

Computer skills essential. Medical terminology including coding is needed (CPT-4, ICD-9, and HCPCS) Knowledge of insurance filing and requirements.

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more. Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our high-quality care and inclusive culture, Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems. Every day, 24,000+ of us work together to provide personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life – and our team members are the foundation of that care.

Mission, Vision & Values

At a time when the healthcare industry is changing rapidly, Wellstar remains committed to exceeding patients’ and team members’ expectations, while transforming healthcare delivery. OUR MISSION: To enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. OUR VISION: Deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time. OUR VALUES: We serve with compassion We pursue excellence We honor every voice Culture of Excellence

Wellstar consistently receives attention and accolades from national organizations that set the standards for world-class care. Our system-wide practice of safety principles, assessing and addressing errors and seeking feedback from our patients and customers continually earns recognition for advances in safety and quality. Featured on the FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For" list and Seramount 100 Best Companies list, we not only provide top-notch care for our patients, but also foster the culture of Wellstar as a Great Place to Work.