Front Office Coordinator
7 days ago
Louisville
Job DescriptionDescription: Job Title: Front Office Coordinator Employment Classification: Non-exempt, Hourly Status: Full Time Travel Required: Yes - Throughout Louisville Metro Position Summary The Front Office/Patient Access Coordinator is responsible for demonstrating knowledge and application of job duties and functions under the direction of his/her manager(s) and/or Director(s); respectfully interacts with all levels of staff; provides assistance, as needed, during assigned duty hours; participates in department activities; promotes independence; adherence to the attendance policy; encourages socialization; advocates for the quality of life of our patients while maintaining compliance with all applicable laws, regulatory and organizational standards; supports the company’s core values. Summary of Duties and Responsibilities • Check patients in and out, • Copy/scan insurance cards, • Take patient photo, • Collect co-pays and deductibles, • Post payments to patient account, • Encourage portal utilization, • Ensure that all required consent forms are signed, • Balance all money collected at the end of day and prepare deposit, • Answer telephone, handle all calls appropriately, and schedule appointments for new and existing patients, • Enter patient demographics, insurance, and referral information into IMS, • Prepare front desk prior to the start of clinic: confirm benefits on all testing patients, print schedules, unroll phones (if applicable), prepare all paperwork, and check messages, • Scan testing sheets and all other paperwork as needed, • Cancel and reschedule appointments as needed, • Keep up with medical records requests, medical records phone messages and reminders, chart views, and scan old charts into IMS as requested, • Process Allergy Zone purchases, • Responsible for individually assigned front office tasks; reminders and cancellations, failed faxes, send online survey, DOMA calls, returned mail, website appointment requests, insurance needed reminders, night calls, recall cards, adding new referring providers to IMS, recall report, and patient portal responses, • Maintain and follow HIPAA policies and procedures Effective communication skills to include: • Ability to fluently speak and read English, • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, handbooks, policies, and procedure manuals, • High school diploma or GED required, • Prior medical office experience, preferred, • Strong computer skills, • Must be a quick learner, organized, and team oriented, • Excellent communication and customer service skills, • Previous customer service experience, • Valid Driver’s License required, • Acceptable results on Office of Inspector General, State Medicaid Exclusions, Abuse Registry Checks, Background Screenings, Drug Screen, and Sanction Checks, • Ability to travel to satellite offices, as needed, • Must be at least 18 years of age, • Ability to work with patients directly and pleasantly Physical Demands The physical demands described, here, are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the physical demands. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear., • The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, bend and sit. On average, front office staff may be sitting 80% of their shift., • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds., • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; lighting is in the standard range. Family Allergy & Asthma provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Please Complete Survey to be Considered: Requirements:
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