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Job Responsibilities: Medical Secretary/Front Desk Coordinator
Serves patients by greeting and helping them; scheduling appointments; maintaining records and accounts.
Job Duties:
· Welcomes patients and visitors by greeting patients and visitors, in person or on the telephone; answering or referring inquiries.
· Optimizes patients' satisfaction, provider time, and treatment room utilization by scheduling appointments in person or by telephone.
· Keeps patient appointments on schedule by notifying provider of patient's arrival; reviewing service delivery compared to schedule; reminding provider of service delays.
· Comforts patients by anticipating patients' anxieties; answering patients' questions; maintaining the reception area.
· Ensures availability of treatment information by filing and retrieving patient records.
· Maintains patient accounts by obtaining, recording, and updating personal and financial information.
· Obtains revenue by recording and updating financial information; recording and collecting patient charges; controlling credit extended to patients; filing, collecting, and expediting third-party claims.
· Maintains business office inventory and equipment by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; scheduling equipment service and repairs.
· Helps patients in distress by responding to emergencies.
· Protects patients' rights by maintaining confidentiality of personal and financial information.
· Maintains operations by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes.
· Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
· Performs necessary insurance authorizations and verifications.
Medical Office Receptionist Skills and Qualifications:
Multi-tasking, Flexibility, Telephone Skills, Customer Service, Time Management, Organization, Attention to Detail, Scheduling, Word Processing , Professionalism, Quality Focus
Outpatient Privately-Owned Physical Therapy Practice that treats orthopedic, neurologic, sports medicine, women's health/pelvic floor, geriatric, hand, aquatic PT, and more. We continuously strive to "break the mold" of Physical Therapy care delivery by providing a personalized and individualized approach. We pursue building life-long relationships with our patients and team members alike, that fosters maximizing quality of life.
