Health Care Reception & Patient Support Specialist

Talentify; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Sciolex Corporation is seeking a Medical Support Assistant to support Veterans Health Administration operations. Responsibilities include greeting callers, scheduling appointments, handling medical records, and coordinating care with external providers, while maintaining professional communication with staff and patients.

The role requires a high school diploma, basic medical terminology knowledge, 6 months of customer service, 50 WPM typing, and proficiency in English; candidates must be U.S.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or other equivalent.
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology.
• Minimum of 6 months of customer service experience.
• Ability to type 50 WPM.
• Possess basic computer skills.
• Oral and written proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Screens and receives phone calls in a courteous and timely manner
• Responds to telephone inquiries regarding delivery of services
• Perform appointment scheduling, tracking, pre- and post- appointment contacts as required
• Receive medical records and ensure all necessary health and administrative information are processed into the proper Records Systems
• Coordinates and authorizes care with external community care providers
• Access computers to utilize Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel, and various electronic systems
• Process community care consults in associated electronic systems
• Effectively communicates with internal and external medical providers, reception staff, patients, and other third parties
• Provide friendly and quality customer service to all patients, patient families, office and medical staff
• Various front desk administrative duties, as needed

Skills

Customer service

Typing 50 WPM

English proficiency

Basic computer skills

Medical terminology

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic records systems

Job description

Sciolex Corporation is seeking a Medical Support Assistant to support Veterans Health Administration operations. Responsibilities include greeting callers, scheduling appointments, handling medical records, and coordinating care with external providers, while maintaining professional communication with staff and patients.

The role requires a high school diploma, basic medical terminology knowledge, 6 months of customer service, 50 WPM typing, and proficiency in English; candidates must be U.S.