Front Desk Coordinator (NY, Valley Stream)

Responsibilities

• Make sure patients feel welcome as soon as they walk in the door by delivering quality and compassionate care
• Answer incoming calls, take messages, and complete outreach to patients in a courteous and professional manner
• Be responsible for obtaining and filing patients' charts, and assisting our patients as needed
• Maintain the daily operations of the office by following standard operating procedures and guidelines
• Contribute to team effort by smoothly transitioning into daily roles as needed
• Protect patient's privacy by maintaining confidentiality of personal information (HIPAA compliant)
• Navigate through NextGen to access and provide patient information
• Maintain compliance by contacting patients to confirm appointments
• Respond to inquiries, resolves risen issues, collect co pays and schedule patient appointments
• Responsible for the opening and closing procedures of the office as needed
• Assist in comforting the patients and maintaining the reception area
• Other administrative tasks as needed
• Knowledge and Experience
• 1+ years of relevant medical administrative experience, preferred
• Experience with medical insurance/verification is a plus
• Knowledge of medical terminology & procedures, and the ability to intelligently and confidently converse with patients and referring doctors regarding treatment is preferred
• Experience with EMR, preferred
• Strong computer knowledge and windows program including Microsoft word/excel
• Skills and Abilities
• Bilingual (English/Spanish speaking) is required
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ensuring a great patient experience by delivering outstanding customer service
• Exceptional organizational and time-managements skills - the ability to multi-task is a must
• Adaptability and flexibility while working in a fast-paced environment