What are the responsibilities and job description for the Receptionist position at UnityPoint Health?
Overview
UnityPoint Clinic
Front Desk Receptionist - Experience Specialist
Sunnybrook - Urgent Care
Sioux City, IA
As needed - nights / weekends / holidays - must work 12 hours / month
As an Experience Specialist / Receptionist, you are the first person to greet patients as they walk into our clinics. Primary duties will include checking-in patients, assisting with scheduling, answering phones, processing co-payments and follow up appointments as needed. Customer service, empathy and compassion are the biggest assets in this position
Responsibilities
- Greets patients and visitors and obtains accurate information and signatures for office records
- Obtain signatures on all forms pertinent to the patient’s current visit from the patient or family member who has authority to sign on behalf of the patient.
- Photo-copy & scan insurance cards and driver’s licenses.
- Adhere to all confidentiality policies and procedures.
- Answers telephone calls promptly and accurately. Takes telephone messages and directs calls in an appropriate and professional manner.
- Retrieves, files photocopies or scans medical correspondence, reports and miscellaneous items, as requested.
- Collects payments, issues receipts and reconciles daily accounts receivable activity to prepare for daily deposits.
- Demonstrates initiatives to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.
- Integrates and demonstrates FOCUS values and Expectations for Personal and Service Excellence to guide professional behaviors, while adhering to the policies and procedures of UPH-DM. Balance team and individual responsibilities; be open and objective to other’s views; give and welcome feedback; contribute to positive team goals; and put the success of the team above own interests.
- Open and / or closes the clinic following specific guidelines of the individual clinic.
- Refer patients who need financial assistance with their clinic / hospital bills to a Financial Advocate.
- Perform functions other than described due to extenuating circumstances.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
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