Physician Office Rep

Patient Representative

Location : Celina, Texas

Time Type : Full time

Job Summary : Greets, instructs and schedules patients, registers patients into the computer system, and determines their insurance benefits. Serves as a liaison between patient and clinical support staff.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Maintains strictest confidentiality
• Greets patients in a prompt, courteous and helpful manner.
• Checks-in patients, verifies and updates demographic and insurance information to the medical record. Assists patients with ambulatory difficulties. Follows office scheduling policies. Collects payments and enters charges into computer system.
• Registers new patients into computer system and verifies all patients' addresses, telephone numbers and insurance information.
• Answers telephone, screens calls, takes messages, and conveys information to appropriate parties. Proficiency with medical office technology systems.
• Maintains work area and reception area in neat and orderly manner.
• Advises Practice Manager of problems and concerns in the Front Office and helps in problem solving.
• Attends educational and staff meetings as scheduled.
• Determine and input daily balance of charges and receipts as assigned by the Office Manager.

Follows established policies and procedures; adheres to OSHA Regulations. Must be able to work with other staff members to foster a team approach to the highest quality of patient care and staff cooperation. Must be able to support the clinic efficiency and cohesion.

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Education :

High school education or equivalent

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Methodist Health System is a faith-based organization with a mission to improve and save lives through compassionate, quality healthcare. For nearly a century, Dallas-based Methodist Health System has been a trusted choice for health and wellness. Named one of the fastest-growing health systems in America by Modern Healthcare, Methodist has a network of 12 hospitals (through ownership and affiliation) with nationally recognized medical services, such as a Level I Trauma Center, multi-organ transplantation, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosurgery, robotic surgical programs, oncology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics, among others. Methodist has more than two dozen clinics located throughout the region, renowned teaching programs, innovative research, and a strong commitment to the community.