Front Desk Receptionist
New York, NY, United States
**Job Details**
**Behavioral Health (Greenhope Services for Women)**
Front Desk Receptionist New York, NY : 10/8/2021 Job Description Job ID#: 2797
Job Category: Behavioral Health (Greenhope Services for Women)
Position Type: Full Time
Details: The **front desk clerk** is primarily responsible for overseeing the duties and functions of the medical front office area and ensuring that they are carried out with accuracy, timeliness and confidentiality. **The salary is $35,000/year** **KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:**
* Utilize effective communication and customer service skills
* Accept and screen incoming and outgoing calls, maintain accurate messages and disseminates appropriately
* Register patients in NextGen, obtain/verify demographics, insurance, and other pertinent information from the patients
* Ensure that all legal standards for medical records are met. This includes that all information sent out meets the legal standards for release of protected health information
* Coordinate front office functions with the clinical staff. The supervisor of front office and clinical staff will be in constant communication regarding services provided at the clinic.
* Work with Practice Manager to ensure the assignment of patients with scheduled clinic appointments
* Accept monthly totals on patient data entry errors from the administrative data person and give to front office staff for correction and will be discussed at their regular meetings
* Collect co-payments of insured patients and screen patients for self pay classification.
* Perform other appropriate duties as requested by supervisor
**REQUIREMENTS:**
* High School Diploma or GED required
* AA/AS in Administration or related field preferred
* Minimum of five (2) years of experience with medical record charts, knowledge of ICD-9-CM codes, knowledge of basic medical terminology
* Intermediate use of standard Microsoft Office & Internet required
* Bilingual (Spanish/English); strongly preferred
*Acacia Network is an equal opportunity employer* Job Requirements