MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST

LOCAL BUSY OB-GYN PRACTICE SEEKING A: FULL TIME EXPERIENCED RECEPTIONIST/MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Qualified candidates must possess high school diploma, excellent communications skills, and previous experience in medical billing.

Responsible for the administrative portion of a healthcare facility or practice. Works with patient records, insurance, and hospital admissions.

Primary responsibilities

• Answer phones and operate a switchboard.
• Route calls to specific people.
• Answer inquiries about company.
• Greet visitors warmly and make sure they are comfortable.
• Call persons waiting for visitor and book them a room to meet in.
• Schedule meetings and conference rooms.
• Make coffee and set out food.
• Ensure reception area is tidy.
• Coordinate mail flow in and out of office.
• Coordinate office activities.
• Handle phone calls from people calling in sick.
• Gather personal and insurance information.
• Hand out employee applications.
• Arrange appointments.
• Cash out people when necessary.
• Validate parking tickets.
• Send email and faxes.
• Collect and distribute parcels and other mail.
• Perform basic bookkeeping, filing, and clerical duties.
• Take and relay messages.
• Update appointment calendars.
• Schedule follow-up appointments
• Update patients' medical records.
• Fill out insurance forms.
• Take payments from patients.
• Schedule appointments.
• Handle correspondence.
• Take medical histories and record vital signs.
• Explain treatment procedures and costs.
• Prepare patients for examinations.
• Phone in prescriptions to pharmacy.
• Purchase supplies and equipment.
• Clean examination rooms.
• Handle bookkeeping and billing.