Receptionist

Humana Inc; Westport (CT); On-site; USD 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc., through Conviva Senior Primary Care, seeks a Receptionist 2 to manage front desk operations, greet patients, schedule appointments, and support the medical team with administrative tasks. The role leads advanced administrative duties, may travel to support multiple centers, and acts as SME for the receptionist team to ensure a welcoming patient experience.

The position requires a high school diploma, 1+ year of medical reception experience, EMR familiarity, and strong customer

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1+ year of medical reception experience
• Value-based care model experience
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology
• Experience with EMR systems (Electronic Medical Records)
• Passion for improving patient experiences and care
• Excellent customer service and phone etiquette
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail and highly organized
• Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)

Responsibilities

• Greet patients professionally in person and over the phone
• Schedule patient appointments and coordinate with medical staff
• Maintain and update patient records in EMR and CRM systems
• Handle billing and copays as applicable
• Answer inquiries and provide general information
• Keep reception area tidy, sanitized, and stocked
• Provide administrative support and assist center administration
• Lead and train receptionist team; may travel to support multiple centers
• Address and resolve issues or complaints and coordinate with vendors

Skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Team player

Attention to detail

MS Office

Phone etiquette

Tools

EMR systems

MS Office

Job description

Become a part of our caring community The Receptionist 2 is responsible for the front desk operations of a healthcare facility. This role involves greeting patients, scheduling appointments, handling inquiries, and maintaining patient records. The Receptionist 2 ensures a smooth and welcoming experience for patients and supports the medical team with various administrative tasks. This position assumes ownership and leads advanced and highly specialized administrative, operational, and customer support duties that require independent initiative and judgment. The Receptionist 2 is responsible for welcoming patients, offering administrative support, and assuming team lead responsibilities within a physician practice or center.

This may include the following responsibilities:

• Greeting Patients: Welcome patients and visitors professionally, both in person and over the phone.
• Scheduling Appointments: Manage appointment calendars, schedule patient visits, and coordinate with medical staff to optimize schedules.
• Patient Records: Maintain and update patient records, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality. Works in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.
• Billing and Payments: Ensure patient accounts are updated correctly. May include collecting copay at time of visit.
• Inquiries and Communication: Answer incoming calls, respond to patient inquiries, and provide general information.
• Office Management: Ensure the reception area is tidy, sanitized, and well-stocked with necessary materials.
• Administrative Support: Provide assistance with various administrative tasks as required. This may involve monitoring performance metrics, conducting team huddles, and taking on center administration duties in the absence of the Center Administrator.
• Team Lead: Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the receptionist team, offering training and guidance as necessary. This role may also involve traveling to support multiple centers.
• Problem Resolution: Address and resolve any issues, escalations, or complaints from patients or staff. Decisions are regarding the daily priorities for an administrative work group and/or external vendors including coordinating work activities and monitoring progress towards schedules/goals, and often oversees work of others and/or is the primary administrative owner of a main process or program. Works within broad guidelines with little oversight. Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1+ years of medical reception experience
• Value-based care model experience
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology
• Experience with EMR Systems (Electronic Medical Records)
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving patient experiences and care
• Excellent customer service and phone etiquette
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail and highly organized
• Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in leading a team/department preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Additional Information

This role is considered patient-facing and is part of the company's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.

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 based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc. $39,000 - $49,400 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 Conviva Senior Primary Care

Conviva Senior Primary Care provides proactive, preventive care to seniors, including wellness visits, physical exams, chronic condition management, screenings, minor injury treatment and more. As part of Humana’s Primary Care Organization, which includes CenterWell Senior Primary Care, Conviva’s innovative, value-based approach means each patient gets the best care, when needed most, and for the lowest cost. We go beyond physical health – addressing the social, emotional, behavioral and financial needs that can impact our patients’ well‑being.

About CenterWell, a Humana company

CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer atCenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.