Registration Coordinator

Job Summary:

The intent of this job description is to provide a summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed in this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

The Registration Coordinator is responsible for moving patients through a pre-determined schedule of appointments. This process includes greeting, insurance verification, paperwork completion, and addressing any questions posed by patients. Registration should help ensure the check-in/out of patients is as pleasant an experience as possible. This job description does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed. The employee may be required to follow any other instructions and to perform other duties requested by his or her supervisor based on the needs of the organization.

Essential Job Duties: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must warmly welcome patients and visitors to the office by greeting and acknowledging them upon entrance.
• Answer and direct multiple phone lines in a timely manner, including checking voicemails throughout the day.
• Processes patient payments correctly via either credit card or by cash and balance cash drawer daily.
• Schedule, reschedule and confirm patient appointments.
• Work within multiple websites to verify insurances for patient appointments.
• Assist with patients checking out after appointment with provider, scheduled follow-up appointments, hand out any paperwork that the patient needs such as labs, orders, etc.
• Manage assigned task lists.
• Work as a team with other co-workers to complete tasks.
• Updates and/or verifies all demographics and necessary paperwork before a patient is seen.
• Endeavors to keep patients on schedule and communicates with the back-office regarding delays.
• Assists ill or distraught patients as necessary.
• Troubleshoots problems or requests of patients.
• Maintains reception area and waiting room area in a neat and orderly condition.
• Work cooperatively with others, including appropriate communication with patients, providers, support staff and administration.
• Any other duties or responsibilities the front office staff may be assigned.

Required education and experience: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.

Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required:

• High school graduate or equivalent (GED).

Minimum Experience Required:

• Successful completion of a medical front office program or on the job training with an emphasis on customer service.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Bilingual Spanish is preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively and congenially with patients and staff members in person and over the phone.
• Ability to exercise tact, initiative, and good judgement when interacting with patients and staff members.
• Basic office skills such as typing, transferring calls, faxing, etc.
• Organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work on the computer for long stretches of time.
• Ability to navigate and accurately input within the EMR system.
• Ability to accept supervision and feedback.

Travel required: 10% in the surrounding Temecula, CA area from Hemet, CA to Fallbrook, CA.

Training will take place over a 2 week span with travel required to multiple office sites within the surrounding Temecula, CA area from Hemet, CA to Fallbrook, CA.