Medical Office Receptionist

lifestance; Media (Delaware County); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

AD&D

short and long-term disability

life insurance

401k retirement savings with employer

paid parental leave

paid time off

holiday pay

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

LifeStance Health is seeking a Practice Coordinator to manage front office activities at the Media, PA location, ensuring excellent patient and clinician support both in-person and remotely.

The role emphasizes patient services, scheduling, billing questions, and coordination with clinicians to maintain smooth daily operations and a positive LFST culture. Requires strong communication and healthcare operations experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to multitask and prioritize duties to support delivery of high-quality patient experience.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in using Computer Software Applications (Microsoft Office & EMRs).

Responsibilities

• Create a positive work environment; support clinician and staff engagement activities.
• Manage front desk duties including greeting and check-in/out of patients.
• Assist patients with payment, scheduling, and portal questions.
• Manage phone queues to ensure timely calls and service quality.
• Assist patients with telehealth access and portal issues.
• Triage urgent patient requests and direct to correct departments.
• Collect co-payments and balances at time of service.
• Verify insurance eligibility and resolve related issues.

Skills

Multitasking

Communication

Microsoft Office

EMRs

HIPAA

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

LifeStance Health Values

Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self.

Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment.

Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it.

One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• AD&D
• short and long-term disability
• life insurance
• 401k retirement savings with employer match
• paid parental leave
• paid time off
• holiday pay
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Practice Coordinator is responsible for managing the front office daily activities for their practice location, ensuring quality customer service to in-person and remote patients and clinicians.

Compensation

Starting at $21.00/hourly, plus quarterly bonus/incentive potential

Location

1055 E. Baltimore Pike Suite 303 Media, PA 19063

Duties/Responsibilities

Operational Excellence

• Create a positive work environment; be a culture carrier and support in-office clinician and staff engagement activities to promote LFST culture, engagement, and connection.
• Conduct schedule prep process for all patients to ensure all paperwork and documentation is complete, credit card on file is current, demographics are accurate, and patient chart is prepared.
• General office duties, cleanliness, and appeal, such as sorting office mail, scanning documents, e-faxes, shared office email and office upkeep, to ensure the practice is running smoothly and prepared for patients and clinicians.
• Communicate with peers, clinicians, and patients in ways that support patient care and clinician satisfaction.

Patient Support

• Provide exceptional customer service, responding quickly and appropriately to patient needs, and being prepared to manage potentially difficult or sensitive situations by following Crisis and De-escalation Processes.
• Manage front desk responsibilities including greeting and checking patients in/out in a courteous manner.
• Provide support to patients with requests via phone, email, and/or portal with payment/billing related questions, scheduling needs, release requests, miscellaneous inquires, etc.
• Manage queues within the phone system, ensuring calls are answered timely to ensure excellent customer service.
• Assist patients with telehealth access, Patient Portal issues, and other troubleshooting as needed.
• Handle any urgent requests; triage patient issues and resolution, i.e., direct to correct departments or elevate for assistance.
• Collect all in-person and telehealth co-payments and account balances at the time of service.
• Complete insurance eligibility verification and reach out to patients to resolve any issues.

Clinician Support

• Provide general clinician support - assist clinicians with administrative questions and/or duties such as sending letters, faxes, etc.
• Coordinate with clinicians pertaining to any additional patient questions.
• Support clinician schedules by auditing for appointment accuracy.
• Maintain a pleasant, secure, and motivational working environment in the Practice.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Ability to multitask and prioritize duties to support delivery of high-quality patient experience.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in using Computer Software Applications (Microsoft Office & EMRs)
• Comfortable handling sensitive and confidential Information (HIPAA)

Education and Experience

• High School or equivalent required, associates/bachelor's degree, preferred.
• 1+ years of experience in healthcare operations, customer service, or similar role or setting preferred.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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