Medical Receptionist/Medical Assistant

Job description

The Medical Receptionist/Medical Assistant will provide excellent customer/patient services via phone and in person; referring callers to the appropriate departments; making appointments for patients according to established office protocols; assisting patients/clients with forms.

JOB DUTIES:

• Maintains patient waiting areas, office files and front desk areas in a manner that is organized and neat.
• When scheduling appointment, carefully screens patients for new address, new patient visits or update registration and informs patient of adequate information that must be presented at time of visit.
• Assisting physicians during patient examinations Educating and explaining to patients the treatment procedures, plan, costs and follow up schedule
• Welcomes and greets patients/clients/visitors to the department in a manner that is helpful and friendly; determines purpose of visit and direct patients/clients/visitors to appropriate person or department(s).
• Performs day to day administrative functions and general office duties including but not limited to copying, faxing, filing, answering phones and data entry
• Informs patient of any existing balance noted in computer and request patient be prepare for any payment due at time of visit.
• Schedules patient flow to clinic based on predetermined appointment arrangements to allow the practice to serve an adequate number of patients as established by grant requirements.
• Guide the patients to examination room and across the health facility as required
• Fill out insurance forms and insurance claims as required
• Preparing examination rooms for patient visits
• Exercises problem-solving and conflict resolution skills when handling patient complaints; refers patient complaints to the office manager.
• Preparing patient documents including diagnostic orders, prescriptions, refill requests, referral requests and ensuring online update of patient records with any such documents
• Arranging for hospital admissions when required
• Verity’s method of payment for service and collects data and or payment as appropriate.
• Updating patient records with relevant documents both in physical and online form
• Preparing patients for examination by the physician
• Performs other duties as may be required.
• Preparation of patient records for physicians’ review
• Must exercise utmost diplomacy and tact to provide excellent customer service for patients, practices confidentiality and privacy protocols in accordance to the practice policies and HIPAA requirements.
• Carrying out all clinic-based patient procedures such as taking history and vitals, physical screening, drawing blood for labs and administering immunizations and injections