Medical Receptionist - MAOM - Physician Practice

Overview: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;"Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;"At strongHackensack Meridian emHealth/em/strong we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;"Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;"The strongMedical Receptionist/strong provides reception and clerical services under the supervision of the practice manager and physician(s) for the patients and visitors of the practice. These services may include billing, collections, referrals, appointments, patient contact, and general secretarial duties. Must be willing to travel within 30 minutes of your home, and float to various locations./span/p Responsibilities: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"A day in the life of a span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;"strongMedical Receptionist/strong/span at strongHackensack Meridian emHealth/em/strong includes:/span/pullispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Receives and directs all communication courteously and consistently. Adheres to HIPAA guidelines and office policy. Phone calls are answered quickly and directed appropriately. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Greets patients and visitors in a prompt, courteous and helpful manner. Conducts oneself in a friendly manner, by smiling, making direct eye contact and making patients and visitors feel welcome and important. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Assists patients with the sign in process. Responds promptly to patient's needs. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Supports financial responsibilities, including: staying abreast of reimbursement and billing procedures, accurately verifies information on Audit Journal, prepares bank deposits and credit card batches and signs and dates completed daily cash receipts. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Monitors general office supply inventory and equipment, including working with Team Members to determine their supply needs. Notifies Practice Manager, or designee, when supplies are low and initiates ordering of needed supplies and equipment. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Manages patient check-in process. Consistently and courteously obtains and verifies required demographic information (date stamp and/or copy insurance card). Collects copayment and any applicable balances; Verifies insurance eligibility; Ensures appropriate referrals are obtained (specialty offices); Ensures patient completes appropriate paperwork including but not limited to face sheet, ABN, and HIPAA forms; Accurately enters patient demographic information in billing/computer system. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Manages patient check-out process, ensuring the process is completed accurately and timely and in a friendly manner. Check-out process includes, but not limited to, reviewing charge slip, posting charges and payments into system, collecting current and past due balance(s), scheduling future appointment(s). /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Promotes patient satisfaction by providing excellent service through friendly and helpful interactions with patients and visitors. Communicates potential patient satisfaction issues to direct manager. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Maintains efficient and accurate filing and record maintenance system. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Assembles new patient folders. Retrieves and returns records according to protocol. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Adapts work schedule to meet the needs of the practice. Works additional hours as requested to maintain adequate coverage for the practice. Willing to cross cover when necessary. Clocks in at designated start time. Managers time effectively to prevent unapproved OT. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Serves as a pre-loader for our EMR system. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Other duties and/or projects as assigned. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior./span/li/ul Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;"strongEducation, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: /strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;"High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs. /span/lilispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;"The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required. /span/lilispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;"Must be able to travel to various locations. /span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;"strongEducation, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: /strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;"Prior receptionist or clerical experience in a medical office/span/lilispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;"Epic experience /span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;"strongLicenses and Certifications Preferred: /strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;"CPR certification/span/li/ulp style="border: none; padding: 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;"If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!/spanspan style="font-size: 12.0pt;"   /span/p Starting Minimum Rate: Starting at $18.36 Hourly Job Posting Disclosure: b HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness. Experience: Years of relevant work experience. Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training. Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies. Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location. Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization. Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered. Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits. b