Medical Receptionist

Cook Children's Health Care System; Prosper (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children’s Health Care System is seeking a Medical Receptionist in Prosper, TX to warmly greet patients and manage intake and checkout with a focus on clear communication and efficiency.

Responsibilities include handling scheduling, registration, billing, and payments, while following clinic policies. Training includes understanding varied insurance plans and medical terminology to support patients and providers.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent required.
• Customer service experience required.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment (emergency department, multi-provider clinics) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and establish a friendly intake and checkout.
• Maintain patient flow and answer phones promptly.
• Schedule, register, billing and payment collection activities for clinic patients.
• Follow all applicable policies and procedures.
• Learn and understand diversified insurance plans and medical terminology.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Maturity under pressure

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Summary

The Medical Receptionist is responsible for greeting the patients and establishing a friendly and positive in-take and check out encounter for each patient’s visit requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt to changes in both staffing levels and patient volumes. The receptionist is responsible for maintaining patient flow, answering phones promptly and courteously, scheduling, registering, billing and payment collection activities for clinic patients while following all applicable policies and procedures. They will successfully learn and understand diversified insurance plans and medical terminology.

Location

Prosper Medical Office Building

Department

Admin Specialty Clinic

Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours

40

Summary

The Medical Receptionist is responsible for greeting the patients and establishing a friendly and positive in-take and check out encounter for each patient’s visit requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt to changes in both staffing levels and patient volumes. The receptionist is responsible for maintaining patient flow, answering phones promptly and courteously, scheduling, registering, billing and payment collection activities for clinic patients while following all applicable policies and procedures. They will successfully learn and understand diversified insurance plans and medical terminology.

Education & Experience

• High School graduate or equivalent required.
• Customer service experience required.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment (emergency department, multi-provider clinics) preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Exhibit good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Maturity to withstand pressure that may arise in relation to the public and physician.

Hours

• Monday to Friday: 8:00am to 5:00pm

About Us

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.

Cook Children’s is a Texas-only employer. If you are hired, you will need to maintain your primary residence within the state of Texas, along with all licenses and credentials required for your position throughout your employment.