Medical Receptionist, Urgent Care

Hackensack Meridian Health; Brick Township (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Medical Receptionist for Urgent Care in Brick Township, NJ. The ideal candidate will provide clerical services, assist patients, and support the efficiency of the office. This role requires flexibility in hours and travel to various locations. Competitive benefits and a supportive work culture are offered.

Benefits

Health, dental, vision benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Paid leave

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs required.
• Prior receptionist or clerical experience in a medical office is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs communication, greets patients, assists with sign-in processes.
• Supports financial responsibilities including verifications and bank deposits.
• Manages patient check-in/out processes ensuring timely and accurate completions.

Skills

Accountability

Adaptability

Teamwork

Customer Service

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Epic

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Description

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

Description

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Medical Receptionist, Urgent Care provides reception and clerical services under the supervision of the practice manager and physician(s) for the patients and visitors of the practice. These services may include billing, collections, referrals, appointments, patient contact, and general secretarial duties. Must be willing to travel within 30 minutes of your home, and float to various locations.

The Urgent Care Group has about 20 Providers, but they rotate between all offices. The Brick location has 17 total employees that work here.

For Brick location - we ask if all employees are able to travel to all locations in case we need to help other sites but this does not happen often.

Other Urgent Care offices are Jackson, Tom River, Forked River and LBI

• For Brick location, office hours are Mon - Friday 9am - 7pm but still need to be flexible to work weekends if needed along with other sites.
  
  

Office Hours for other sites can vary between 8am - 8pm- Monday thru Sunday. It requires alternating weekends and holidays.

• Must be flexible to work any of these hours and days.
• Very Busy Urgent Care Office
  
  

Responsibilties

A day in the life of a Medical Receptionist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Receives and directs all communication courteously and consistently. Adheres to HIPAA guidelines and office policy. Phone calls are answered quickly and directed appropriately.
• Greets patients and visitors in a prompt, courteous and helpful manner. Conducts oneself in a friendly manner, by smiling, making direct eye contact and making patients and visitors feel welcome and important.
• Assists patients with the sign in process. Responds promptly to patient's needs.
• Supports financial responsibilities, including: staying abreast of reimbursement and billing procedures, accurately verifies information on Audit Journal, prepares bank deposits and credit card batches and signs and dates completed daily cash receipts.
• Monitors general office supply inventory and equipment, including working with Team Members to determine their supply needs. Notifies Practice Manager, or designee, when supplies are low and initiates ordering of needed supplies and equipment.
• Manages patient check-in process. Consistently and courteously obtains and verifies required demographic information (date stamp and/or copy insurance card). Collects copayment and any applicable balances; Verifies insurance eligibility; Ensures appropriate referrals are obtained (specialty offices); Ensures patient completes appropriate paperwork including but not limited to face sheet, ABN, and HIPAA forms; Accurately enters patient demographic information in billing/computer system.
• Manages patient check-out process, ensuring the process is completed accurately and timely and in a friendly manner. Check-out process includes, but not limited to, reviewing charge slip, posting charges and payments into system, collecting current and past due balance(s), scheduling future appointment(s).
• Promotes patient satisfaction by providing excellent service through friendly and helpful interactions with patients and visitors. Communicates potential patient satisfaction issues to direct manager.
• Maintains efficient and accurate filing and record maintenance system.
• Assembles new patient folders. Retrieves and returns records according to protocol.
• Adapts work schedule to meet the needs of the practice. Works additional hours as requested to maintain adequate coverage for the practice. Willing to cross cover when necessary. Clocks in at designated start time. Managers time effectively to prevent unapproved OT.
• Serves as a pre-loader for our EMR system.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
  
  

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.
• Must be able to travel to various locations.
  
  

Education, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Preferred

• Prior receptionist or clerical experience in a medical office
• Epic experience
  
  

Licenses And Certifications Preferred

• CPR certification
  
  

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

Job Duties

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.
  
  

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.Starting at $18.36 Hourly

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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