Front Desk Representative - Bi-lingual Spanish

Refocus Eye Health
Paterson, NJ, US
Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

Salary :

MUST BE BI-LINGUAL SPANISH

Your primary job duties will include, but not limited to, scheduling appointments, greeting and checking in patients in a courteous manner, answering all patient inquires, taking phone calls, maintaining and updating patient files, checking referrals as well as insurance eligibility.

Your top priority will be to ensure a smooth workflow so that our patients receive the best possible care. Our Front Desk Receptionist should be efficient and well-spoken with experience running a medical office.

If you are customer service oriented, computer-savvy and can multitask, we’d like to meet you!

Hours : up to 40 hours / week

Essential Responsibilities :

  • Answer phones
  • Check messages
  • Patient check-in / check-out.
  • Verify all patient information
  • Collect and record co-pays
  • Insurance Eligibility
  • Monitoring provider schedules to ensure accuracy.
  • Handling patient complaints, escalating to Office Manager as appropriate.
  • Ensure end of day tasks are completed (Batch and balance daily finance reports)
  • Rescheduling / Scheduling patients, calling patients on wait list / recall list.
  • Confirm patient appointments
  • Prepare fee slips and charts for next day appointments
  • Retrieve previous notes from Referring doctor for new patients
  • Take problem calls, fill out appropriate paperwork for calls to be triaged
  • Maintain excellent communication and effective working relationships with patients, providers, clinical and administrative teams, leadership, insurance companies, the public and the medical community to facilitate high patient quality care.

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Reliable
  • Ability to work well with others
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Data entry and typing skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Proven experience as a medical secretary or similar administrative position
  • Knowledge of medical terminology, regulations and medical office procedures

Preferred :

  • Prior ophthalmology experience
  • EMR experience

Job Type : Full-time

Benefits :
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • 26 days ago
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