Front Office Clerk – Primary Care Full Time NEW

Job Duties

Connect Health + Wellness, is seeking candidates for a full-time Front Office Clerk at our Ridgeway, Virginia location (Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply).

Connect Health + Wellness is committed to providing primary health, dental and integrated behavioral health services at our Federally Qualified Health Center sites and our Dental Clinics by promoting health, reducing health risk factors, and increasing access to care, primarily for the uninsured and underserved inour service area. Additionally, Connect Health + Wellness offers chronic disease self-management, medication assistance, and care coordination services to patients in our service area.

Candidates must be willing and able to work Monday through Friday on a varied 8-hour per day schedule within the hours  of  6:45am to 7:15pm.

Front Office Staff duties can include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Welcoming patients and visitors by greeting them in a friendly manner, answering inquiries and directing them through the registration process
• Checking in patients and preparing electronic chart for visit
• Collecting and updating all patient demographic, eligibility, and insurance information
• Entering all appropriate data into the Electronic Medical Records system
• Explaining Connect Health + Wellness services, as well as patient policies and procedures
• Answering the phone and maintainsg phone calls incoming to the office daily.
• Filing
• Faxing and scanning documentation
• Maintain the fax in/out box and assigning appropriate paperwork to nurses, providers, and referral coordinators
• Completing daily patient callbacks
• Collecting all insurance information
• Verifying patient demographics
• Collecting and processing payments for services current and past, explaining patient charges as requested
• Creating telephone encounters for medication refills, nurse messages, and chart inquiries
• Assisting patients on their departure and scheduling follow up appointments
• Entering medical, pharmacy, transportation, and ancillary service visits and enters data into the appropriate electronic medical records system
• Obtaining record release signatures from patients to request outside medical office records. Follows up to ensure receipt of records for timely appointment scheduling
• Work in conjunction with the Billing Coordinator to maintain knowledge about insurance policies and verifications continually
• Answers questions regarding patient accounts, referral appointments, and upcoming office appointments
• Explains charges to patient and directs any questions to the billing office as necessary.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date appointment system
• Activate patient files
• Provide support to medical staff
• Maintain a clean waiting room area
• Checking patients out including verifying their information, and providing them with anything needed to leave such as discharge papers, prescription(s), or work/school excuses
• Assist patients with scheduling appointments for Follow up, Rescheduled, Cancelled, and No-Show appointments
• Check encounter forms, medical records, and schedule to prevent double or missed appointments.
• Maintain patient Sliding Fee Scale status with up-to-date proof of income (POI) and update the patient registration annually
• Functions within the HIPAA laws to protect patient information protected
• Other duties as required

BENEFITS:

Paid Holidays (8)

Paid Time Off (160 hours)

Simple IRA Plan (with company match)

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Life Insurance with AD&D coverage, Short-term and Long-term Disability coverage provided employer.

Other voluntary plans available include voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage.

No nights or weekend work