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Medical Receptionist
Dignity Health • Phoenix, AZ 85067 • Posted 1 day ago
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In-person • Full-time • $18.00-$20.38/hr • Entry Level
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The Medical Receptionist at Dignity Health Medical Group is the first point of service for patients, responsible for greeting, registering, and scheduling appointments, verifying insurance eligibility and benefits, and collecting co-payments. This role involves a variety of clerical duties, including maintaining departmental logs, preparing reports, and utilizing analytical skills for provider schedules. The position also includes ensuring a positive customer service atmosphere, overseeing the waiting area, and coordinating patient movement.
Responsibilities
- Greet, register, and schedule patient appointments.
- Verify insurance eligibility and benefits.
- Collect co-payments and obtain routine financial information for payment plan arrangements and Medicare coverage.
- Answer the phone and provide information to patients in the waiting area.
- Obtain complex financial information for payment plan agreements, charity care, Medicare coverage, alternative financing, and verification of coverage.
- May obtain prior authorizations for office visits and/or testing.
- Enter charge entry data as required.
- Maintain departmental deposit logs and prepare routine schedules and reports.
- Utilize analytical skills necessary to maintain provider schedules.
- Ensure a positive customer service atmosphere and interactions in reception areas.
- Oversee the waiting area.
- Coordinate patient movement, report problems or irregularities.
- Complete full patient registration in IDX for new patients.
- Verify insurance eligibility and/or benefits.
- Obtain, verify, and update patient demographic and insurance information.
- Provide support services to patients and medical staff.
Qualifications
Required
- Basic computer skills
Preferred
- High School Diploma / GED
- Previous medical office and/or insurance experience
- Bi-lingual skills
About Dignity Health
Dignity Health is a prominent healthcare organization in the United States, offering a wide range of medical services including primary care, emergency care, surgical procedures, rehabilitation, and specialty treatments. With over 40 hospitals and numerous clinics, Dignity Health serves millions of patients annually across 21 states. The company focuses on providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable healthcare while prioritizing patient dignity and community wellbeing.
Full Job Description
**Overview**
Hello humankindness Dignity Health Medical Group is the employed physician group of Dignity Health Arizona. Dignity Health Medical Group (DHMG) employs approximately 200 providers and 500 support staff that cover a wide variety of specialties. The medical group has had tremendous success over the past few years and now provides more than 73 subspecialty services. The physicians provide clinical services in their areas of specialty and many serve in pivotal academic research and leadership roles.DHMG is also heavily involved in preparing tomorrows healthcare providers. DHMG has 84 medical school students and approximately 200 residents and fellows throughout the 25 academic programs. Clinical services are complemented with translational and bench research to augment medical education for residents and students. The mission of Dignity Health Medical Group is consistent with Dignity Healths mission and St. Josephs guiding principles with a focus on innovative clinical care and the pursuit of excellence through scholarly activities. As part of the Dignity Health hospital system DHMG has full access to the staff and all facilities on our hospital campuses. This unique relationship with our hospital allows Dignity Health Medical Group to provide its patients with state-of-the-art patient services including care of the poor and disenfranchised.Look for us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.For the health of our community ... we are proud to announce that we are a tobacco-free campus
**Responsibilities**
The Medical Receptionist is the first point of service for our patients coming into the practice and is responsible for greeting registering and scheduling patient appointments. Responsible for verifying insurance eligibility and benefits. Collects co-payments and obtains routine financial information from various sources to obtain payment plan arrangements and Medicare coverage. He/she also answers the phone and acts as a primary source of information to patients in the waiting area. Obtains complex financial information regarding patients from various sources to obtain payment plan agreements charity care Medicare coverage alternative financing and verifies coverage. May obtain prior authorizations for office visits and/or testing. May enter charge entry data as required. Other duties as assigned.
+ Performs various clerical duties to include: Maintain departmental deposit logs, prepare routine schedules and reports, utilize analytical skills necessary to maintain provider schedules
+ Ensures positive customer service atmosphere and interactions in reception areas
+ Oversees waiting area
+ Answers the telephone in a pleasant and helpful manner
+ Coordinate patient movement, reports problems or irregularities
+ Working knowledge of multi-line phones
+ Working knowledge of computers, fax/copy machines
+ Complete full patient registration in IDX when registering new patients. Ensure all patient information is updated and current when following up/interacting with patients. Verify insurance eligibility and/or benefits.
+ Obtains, verifies, and updates patient demographic and insurance information
+ Provides support services to patients and medical staff
**Qualifications**
**MINIMUM**
Basic computer skills required
**PREFERRED**
High School Diploma / GED
Previous medical office and/or insurance experience
Bi-lingual skills
**Pay Range**
$18.00 - $20.38 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Hello humankindness Dignity Health Medical Group is the employed physician group of Dignity Health Arizona. Dignity Health Medical Group (DHMG) employs approximately 200 providers and 500 support staff that cover a wide variety of specialties. The medical group has had tremendous success over the past few years and now provides more than 73 subspecialty services. The physicians provide clinical services in their areas of specialty and many serve in pivotal academic research and leadership roles.DHMG is also heavily involved in preparing tomorrows healthcare providers. DHMG has 84 medical school students and approximately 200 residents and fellows throughout the 25 academic programs. Clinical services are complemented with translational and bench research to augment medical education for residents and students. The mission of Dignity Health Medical Group is consistent with Dignity Healths mission and St. Josephs guiding principles with a focus on innovative clinical care and the pursuit of excellence through scholarly activities. As part of the Dignity Health hospital system DHMG has full access to the staff and all facilities on our hospital campuses. This unique relationship with our hospital allows Dignity Health Medical Group to provide its patients with state-of-the-art patient services including care of the poor and disenfranchised.Look for us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.For the health of our community ... we are proud to announce that we are a tobacco-free campus
**Responsibilities**
The Medical Receptionist is the first point of service for our patients coming into the practice and is responsible for greeting registering and scheduling patient appointments. Responsible for verifying insurance eligibility and benefits. Collects co-payments and obtains routine financial information from various sources to obtain payment plan arrangements and Medicare coverage. He/she also answers the phone and acts as a primary source of information to patients in the waiting area. Obtains complex financial information regarding patients from various sources to obtain payment plan agreements charity care Medicare coverage alternative financing and verifies coverage. May obtain prior authorizations for office visits and/or testing. May enter charge entry data as required. Other duties as assigned.
+ Performs various clerical duties to include: Maintain departmental deposit logs, prepare routine schedules and reports, utilize analytical skills necessary to maintain provider schedules
+ Ensures positive customer service atmosphere and interactions in reception areas
+ Oversees waiting area
+ Answers the telephone in a pleasant and helpful manner
+ Coordinate patient movement, reports problems or irregularities
+ Working knowledge of multi-line phones
+ Working knowledge of computers, fax/copy machines
+ Complete full patient registration in IDX when registering new patients. Ensure all patient information is updated and current when following up/interacting with patients. Verify insurance eligibility and/or benefits.
+ Obtains, verifies, and updates patient demographic and insurance information
+ Provides support services to patients and medical staff
**Qualifications**
**MINIMUM**
Basic computer skills required
**PREFERRED**
High School Diploma / GED
Previous medical office and/or insurance experience
Bi-lingual skills
**Pay Range**
$18.00 - $20.38 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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