Front End Receptionist - UR Medicine Cardiac Care

We are adding a new position to our wonderful Finger Lakes Cardiac Care administrative team. This position will primarily be based in our Canandaigua office with potential travel to our other locations for coverage (Clifton Springs & Penn Yan). Duties for this role include coverage for Check In/Out when needed, scheduling patients and tests, phones, and providing exceptional customer service to our patients.

Using independent judgment and initiative, the physician support specialist performs duties related to general cardiology. Duties include but are not limited to communicating with internal and external customers (primary care, referring physicians) scheduling consults, follow up visits, tests as well as resources related to the care of these patients.

Schedule procedures, appointments and ancillary tests with input from physicians and other health care personnel. Provide patients with procedure descriptions and special instructions as necessary. This requires the ability to evaluate medical information provided, to provide answers to questions asked by patients and to clarify information as needed for other areas. Responsible for ensuring test results are received, reviewed and appropriately filed. Coordinate patient information; entry of data into eRecord and Cadence databases as necessary. Support for Nurse Practitioners and Cardiologists responsible for delivery of patient care.

In a professional manner, assess and appropriately triage calls; gather information, evaluate callers concerns and refer to physicians or other health care personnel to address. Must possess the ability to determine which questions should appropriately be addressed by physicians or other health care providers. Respond to callers independently and follow-up to be sure customers are satisfied that requests were handled in a timely fashion.

Manage/monitor in-baskets on a daily basis to ensure referrals, appointments, telephone encounters and all related activities are completed and accurate; communicate any discrepancies back to clinical support and/or provider for clarification. Review of AVS (After Visit Summary) when necessary at checkout and/or follow up.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.47 - $25.77 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $26