Front Desk Administrator

Salida Dermatology

Front Desk Administrator

Salida, CO
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Our busy Dermatology practice is looking for a Full-Time and a Part-Time Front Desk Administrator to join our team!

    Duties:

    • Serves patients by greeting and helping them, scheduling appointments, and maintaining records and accounts

    • Welcomes patients and visitors in person or on the telephone and 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 clinical staff of patient’s arrival, reviewing service delivery compared to schedule, and reminding clinic staff of service delays

    • Comforts patients by anticipating patients’ anxieties, answering patients’ questions, and 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 co-pays and account balances

    • Coordinates with Insurance companies, referring medical offices and Pathology Labs

    • Protects patients’ rights by maintaining confidentiality of medical, personal, and financial information

    • Maintains operations by following policies and procedures, reporting needed changes

    • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

    • Attains and maintains mastery level knowledge of all assigned medical practices, including provider/clinic schedules, patient scheduling preferences, and scope of services offered

    • Performs duties independently, and in collaboration with team, asking for assistance from peers and/or supervisors as needed

    • Obtains required information such as insurance cards and driver’s licenses; obtains consent to treat, releases of information, and other required paperwork from 100% of patients

    • Takes ownership of the patient check in process, verifies appointments via EHR practice management system; explains next steps in patient appointment flow

    • Averages a minimum of 95% registration accuracy; enters information consistently following established guidelines; information is not only accurate, but also consistently uniform (i.e. uses upper- and lower-case type appropriately, enters complete phone numbers, etc.)

    • Handles patients and others with tact; utilizes de-escalation techniques and knows when to disengage and ask for management

    Qualifications:

    • Exceptional customer service and phone etiquette
    • Ability to maintain effective and organized systems to ensure timely patient flow
    • Excellent computer skills
    • Must be able to remain in a stationary position (80%) of the time

    Job Type:

    • 8:00 am –6:00 pm 4 days per week depending on the needs of the clinic

    Experience:

    • 1+ year(s) of Front Desk Administrative experience (required)
    • Knowledge of medical terminology, HIPAA, and OSHA regulation (preferred)
    • EMR experience (preferred))
    • Dermatology experience (preferred)

    Education:

    • High school diploma or equivalent (required)

    Certifications/Licenses:

    • N/A

    Pay:

    • Pay ranges from $18.00 to $22.00 per hour based on years of experience.
  • Qualifications

    Additional Information

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines