Medical Receptionist

Join Our Caring CommunityThe Receptionist is responsible for the front desk operations of a healthcare facility. This role involves greeting patients, scheduling appointments, handling inquiries, and maintaining patient records. The Receptionist ensures a smooth and welcoming experience for patients and supports the medical team with various administrative tasks. This position assumes ownership and leads advanced and highly specialized administrative, operational, and customer support duties that require independent initiative and judgment.The Receptionist is responsible for welcoming patients, offering administrative support, and assuming team lead responsibilities within a physician practice or center. This may include the following responsibilities:Greeting Patients: Welcome patients and visitors professionally, both in person and over the phone.Scheduling Appointments: Manage appointment calendars, schedule patient visits, and coordinate with medical staff to optimize schedules.Patient Records: Maintain and update patient records, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality. Works in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.Billing and Payments: Ensure patient accounts are updated correctly. May include collecting copay at time of visit.Inquiries and Communication: Answer incoming calls, respond to patient inquiries, and provide general information.Office Management: Ensure the reception area is tidy, sanitized, and well-stocked with necessary materials.Administrative Support: Provide assistance with various administrative tasks as required. This may involve monitoring performance metrics, conducting team huddles, and taking on center administration duties in the absence of the Center Administrator.Team Lead: Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the receptionist team, offering training and guidance as necessary. This role may also involve traveling to support multiple centers.Problem Resolution: Address and resolve any issues, escalations, or complaints from patients or staff.Decisions are regarding the daily priorities for an administrative work group and/or external vendors including coordinating work activities and monitoring progress towards schedules/goals, and often oversees work of others and/or is the primary administrative owner of a main process or program. Works within broad guidelines with little oversight.Required Qualifications:High School Diploma or GED1+ years of medical reception experienceValue-based care model experienceKnowledge of Medical TerminologyExperience with EMR Systems (Electronic Medical Records)Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving patient experiences and careExcellent customer service and phone etiquetteTeam player with a positive attitudeAbility to multitask in a fast-paced environmentAttention to detail and highly organizedKnowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)Preferred Qualifications:Experience in leading a team/department preferredBilingual in English and SpanishAdditional Information: This role is considered patient-facing and is part of the company's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from Humana@myworkday.com with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana's secure website.As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial securityboth today and in the future, including:Health benefits effective day 1Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty payRecognition pay401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matchTuition assistanceScholarships for eligible dependentsParental and caregiver leaveEmployee charity matching programNetwork Resource Groups (NRGs)Career development opportunitiesScheduled Weekly Hours 40Pay Range $39,000 - $49,400 per year This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.About Conviva Senior Primary Care: Conviva Senior Primary Care provides proactive, preventive care to seniors, including wellness visits, physical exams, chronic condition management, screenings, minor injury treatment and more. As part of CenterWell Senior Primary Care, Conviva's innovative, value-based approach means each patient gets the best care, when needed most, and for the lowest cost. We go beyond physical health addressing the social, emotional, behavioral and financial needs that can impact our patients' well-being.About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell creates experiences that put patients at the center. As the nation's largest provider of senior-focused primary care, one of the largest providers of home health services, and fourth largest pharmacy benefit manager, CenterWell is focused on whole-person health by addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. As part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), CenterWell offers stability, industry-leading benefits, and opportunities to grow yourself and your career. We proudly employ more than 30,000 clinicians who are committed to putting health first for our teammates, patients, communities and company. By providing flexible scheduling options, clinical certifications, leadership development programs and career coaching, we allow employees to invest in their personal and professional well-being, all from day one.Equal Opportunity EmployerIt is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. 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