Receptionist

humana; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

CenterWell Senior Primary Care is seeking a Front Office Healthcare Support professional to ensure accurate patient data, smooth scheduling, and welcoming patient experiences onsite. You will verify eligibility, assist with digital intake, manage wait times, and handle POS collections with high integrity.

The role emphasizes empathy, adherence to workflows, and collaboration across teams to support center operations and patient care. Eligible for bonus based on performance and company goals.

Qualifications

• Verifies patient identity and insurance with accuracy to prevent denials.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Visit Preparation: review schedule 24-48 hours in advance for gaps.
• Digital-First Intake: assist patient check-in and ensure patient readiness.
• Queue & Wait-Time Management: monitor queues and communicate delays.
• Point-of-Service: discuss financial responsibility and process payments with integrity.
• Exit & Outreach: schedule follow-ups and manage no-shows outreach.

Skills

Data integrity

Patient communications

Queue & flow management

Cash handling / POS collections

Time management

Tools

Scheduling systems

Job description

Become a part of our caring community

Why this role exists: Our Front Office Healthcare Support team are there to deliver a safe, accurate, and welcoming patient experience from pre-arrival through checkout. The Front Office professional, working onsite and reporting to the Center Administrator, serves as the Patient Access Coordinator, ensuring data quality and revenue integrity while orchestrating the seamless movement of patients through the clinic.

• Data Integrity: You verify every patient's identity and insurance coverage with 100% accuracy to prevent downstream billing errors and denials.
• Orchestrator of Flow: You manage the "front door," signaling patient readiness to the clinical team and maintaining short wait times to ensure high provider throughput.
• Customer Experience Champion: You are the first and last point of contact, using empathy and clear communication to drive patient satisfaction and retention.
• Financial Steward: You secure the clinic's financial health by identifying and collecting co-pays and outstanding balances at the point of service.

What You Will Do:

• Pre-Visit Preparation: Review the schedule 24-48 hours in advance to identify missing documentation, expired authorisations, or insurance gaps.
• Digital-First Intake: Facilitate patient check-in via digital tools, ensuring all demographics, consents, and "Patient-Ready" signals are completed accurately.
• Queue & Wait-Time Management: Monitoring the waiting room and EMR task queues; communicate delays transparently to patients and clinical staff.
• Point-of-Service (POS) Collections: Discussing financial responsibility with patients and processing payments with high integrity and daily drawer reconciliation.
• Exit & Outreach: Conducting the "checkout" process, scheduling follow-ups, and managing outbound outreach for no-shows or preventive care appointments.

Use your skills to make an impact

Requirements:

We assess requirements practically. During the application and interview process, we will ask you to demonstrate these.

Knowledge

• Computer literacy
• Patient Eligibility and benefits
• Using scheduling systems to optimise staffing levels

Skills

• Handle patient concerns while maintaining rapport
• Follow defined workflows consistently
• Manage patient needs across scheduling and follow-up
• Manage time and tasks efficiently
• Handle incoming calls accurately and professionally
• Maintain accurate and complete records
• Work effectively across teams

Abilities

• Maintain accuracy and completeness across tasks
• Manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining accuracy

Essential Behaviours & Attributes: Reliability, punctuality, integrity with Protected Health Information & cash, professional presence, adaptability, growth-mindset, and receptivity to coaching.

Preferred:

Knowledge

• Use appropriate channels and escalation rules
• Manage and verify digital intake data
• Protect patient identity
• Familiar with clinical operations
• Able to assist in patient registration
• Familiar with types of clinic visits

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary on demonstrated job-related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$38,000 - $45,800 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

About CenterWell Senior Primary Care: CenterWell Senior Primary Care provides proactive, preventive care to seniors, including wellness visits, physical examinations, chronic condition management, screenings, minor injury treatment and more. Our unique care model focuses on personalised experiences, taking time to listen, learn and address the factors that impact patient well-being. Our integrated care teams, which include physicians, nurses, behavioural health specialists and more, spend up to 50 percent more time with patients, providing compassionately, personalized care that brings better health outcomes. We go beyond physical health by also addressing other factors that can impact a patient’s well‑being.

About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creatin