Patient Support Spec III

JCHCC DBA Inclusivcare; Kenner (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

JCHCC DBA Inclusivcare in Kenner, LA is seeking a Front Desk / Medical Office Assistant to support patients, manage scheduling, and handle basic financial tasks. The role requires friendly communication and accuracy in data entry.

Candidates with an AA/BS and 2+ years in a medical office, or bilingual with 5 years of experience, will thrive. Proficiency with the patient management system and patient registration is essential.

Qualifications

• AA or BS degree with 2+ years of medical office experience, or bilingual with 5 years of medical office experience.
• Pleasant telephone etiquette and tactful patient interaction.
• Computer literate.

Responsibilities

• Answer and route incoming calls; take messages when necessary.
• Greet patients and verify/update registration information in the system.
• Notify the nurse of emergency walk-ins for timely triage.
• Schedule appointments in the patient management system according to protocol.
• Enter patient IDs into the patient management system.
• Cross-train with front desk staff to prevent backlogs.
• Communicate appointment changes, delays or cancellations to patients and Providers.
• Complete financial duties per finance protocols.

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Telephone etiquette

Computer literacy

Education

AA or BS degree

Bilingual with 5 years medical office experience

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Full TIme Kenner, LA, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1153

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

General patient support, manage scheduling of patients; accepts patient payments and generates daily deposit reports; performs data entry.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

None

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Answer and route incoming calls as appropriate; take messages when necessary.
• Greet incoming patients scheduled for appointments and walk-ins and verify on each visit that the patient registration information is current; update any changes and input information into EHS.
• Notify the nurse of any emergency walk-in patients to facilitate patients being triaged timely.
• Schedules center appointments in EHS patient management system (walk-ins, scheduled appointments, call-ins, etc.) according to protocol.
• Scan patient IDs into patient management system.
• Cross trains with other front desk support staff to ensure the department's routines are not backlogged or interrupted.
• Communicate appointment changes, delays or cancellations promptly to patients and Providers.
• Schedule appointments using patient lists provided by the Practice Manager.
• Complete financial duties in accordance with finance department protocols.
• Rotate to Call Center as needed.
• Initiate faculty and patient daily roster.
• Freezing of slots in the patent management system.
• Ability to create a template in the patient management system.
• Enter data into the patient management system from screening forms.
• Initiate emergency list roster of faculty and patient daily roster.
• Other job duties as assigned by the Practice Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

AA or BS degree with 2 or more years of medical office experience or Bilingual with 5 years of medical office experience, pleasant telephone etiquette; ability to deal tactfully and effectively with patients; must be computer literate.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability

to read, write, speak and comprehend written documents fluently.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical solutions.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability

to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

No professional certifications, licenses or registration required. All candidates will be required to submit to a criminal background check and screening as part of pre-employment.