Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first The Receptionist 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 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 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.
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.
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Interview Format: HireVue: As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.
Benefits: Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial security-both today and in the future, including:
Health benefits effective day 1
Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay
Recognition pay
401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
Tuition assistance
Scholarships for eligible dependents
Parental and caregiver leave
Employee charity matching program
Network Resource Groups (NRGs)
Career development opportunities
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
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, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
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