Medical Receptionist I

Texas A&M University Health Science Center; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational release time

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Texas A&M University Health Science Center invites applications for a Medical Receptionist I in Bryan, TX. You will be the first contact for patients, handling front desk tasks, appointment scheduling, and routing calls to clinical staff to ensure a smooth clinic flow.

Join a dedicated Primary Care & Rural Medicine team, contributing to positive patient experiences. The role requires data entry into the EHS, billing/invoice support, and strong customer service in a fast-paced outpatient

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; two years of medical office experience.
• Two years of general office experience including one year in a medical office.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems preferred.
• Spanish language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Schedule appointments and route calls to clinical staff.
• Handle front desk tasks and data entry into the Electronic Management System (EHS) and billing/insurance processing.
• Assist with patient check-in/out and collect co-pays.

Job description

Job Title: Medical Receptionist I Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center Department Office of Clinical Affairs

Proposed Minimum Salary

Salary: Starting at $16.70/hr for Medical Receptionist I.

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Join the dedicated team at the Department of Primary Care & Rural Medicine at Texas A&M University and contribute to exceptional patient care! Glimpse of the Job.

Are you ready to bring your skills to a team that transforms patient experiences? Join our Primary Care & Rural Medicine team and play a crucial role in our outpatient primary care clinic. As a Medical Receptionist I, you'll be the first point of contact for patients and visitors in the clinic. You will contribute to a positive and efficient clinic environment by scheduling appointments, routing calls to clinical staff and handling front desk tasks including data entry into the Electronic Management System (EHS) and billing/insurance processing and inquiries.

What you need to know

Schedule: Full-time, 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday, with occasional extended hours.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, and two years of experience in medical office, hospital, nursing home, or home health setting.


• The well-qualified candidate should also possess two years of experience in general office or personnel operations including one year experience working within a medical office.


• Prior experience and familiarity with Electronic Medical Record Systems is preferred.


• Fluency in Spanish is a plus.

Some of the Responsibilities

• Patient Phone Calls: Handle phone calls from patients who need to schedule appointments to include adding new patients, verifying demographic information and insurance. Route calls to clinical staff and enter phone notes as appropriate.


• Check-in Patients: Verify patient demographic information, collect co-pays and past-due balances, work patient waitlist, verify insurance, register patients for portal, check patients in/out. Scan insurance cards and IDs. Assist patients with kiosk.


• Billing Support: Correct denied claims due to registration errors, contact patients related to upcoming visits, schedule patient for wellness visits, input demographics for hospital billers.

Why Texas A&M University?

• We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.


• Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.


• Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.


• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.


• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays.


• Up to eight hours of paid sick leaveand at leasteight hours of paid vacationeach month.


• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.


• Free exercise programs and release time.


• All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more.


• Educational release time and tuition assistancefor completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee.


• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees.

Security / Background Checks

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity / Veterans / Disability Employer

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a statewide network of twelve universities, eight state agencies, a comprehensive health science center, Texas A&M-Fort Worth and Texas A&M-RELLIS.

The A&M System is committed to providing an educational and work environment that is conducive to the personal and professional development of each employee.

Each member institution provides equal opportunity and access to all students, employees and prospective employees.

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The Texas A&M System is an Equal Opportunity/ Veterans/ Disability Employer.