Experience Specialist/Receptionist: Weight Loss Clinic

Overview
Experience Specialist/Receptionist
WDSM Weight Loss Clinic
Monday-Friday 8:00AM -4:30PM
Full Time + Benefits
As an Experience Specialist/Receptionist, you are the first person to greet patients as they walk into our clinics. Primary duties will include checking-in patients, assisting with scheduling, answering phones, processing co-payments and follow up appointments as needed. Customer service, empathy and compassion are the biggest assets in this position.
Why UnityPoint Health? 

• Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience. 
• Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. 
• Commitment to our Team – We’ve been named a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 by Becker’s Healthcare for our commitment to our team members. 
• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve. 
• Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. 
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. 

 
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Responsibilities

• Answers telephone calls promptly and accurately. Takes telephone messages and directs calls in an appropriate and professional manner.
• Refer patients who need financial assistance with their clinic/hospital bills to a Financial Advocate.
• Adhere to all confidentiality policies and procedures.
• Retrieves, files photocopies or scans medical correspondence, reports and miscellaneous items, as requested.
• Open and / or closes the clinic following specific guidelines of the individual clinic.
• Perform functions other than described due to extenuating circumstances.
• Obtain signatures on all forms pertinent to the patient’s current visit from the patient or family member who has authority to sign on behalf of the patient.
• Greets patients and visitors and obtains accurate information and signatures for office records
• Integrates and demonstrates FOCUS values and Expectations for Personal and Service Excellence to guide professional behaviors, while adhering to the policies and procedures of UPH-DM. Balance team and individual responsibilities; be open and objective to other’s views; give and welcome feedback; contribute to positive team goals; and put the success of the team above own interests.
• Photo-copy & scan insurance cards and driver’s licenses.
• Collects payments, issues receipts and reconciles daily accounts receivable activity to prepare for daily deposits.
• Demonstrates initiatives to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Education:

• High School Degree or Vocational School Graduate

Experience:

• Customer and patient focused
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Shift: Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30;
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0;
• Ability to understand and apply guidelines, policies and procedures
• Strong personable skills to interact with physicians, health care team members, patients and support systems
• Department: Weight Loss - DM;
• Excellent computer skills and abilities
• Area of Interest: Patient Services;
• Previous medical office experience preferred
• Job ID: 135186;
• Medical terminology/background a plus!
• Strong customer service skills
• Effective communication skills