Medical Receptionist and Office Assistant

Medical receptionist & Office assistant at Foot Specialist clinic

Part-time, approximately 15-20 hours per week

Seeking a receptionist for part-time hours at a low to moderately-paced medical office. This office has one doctor providing foot care (podiatry). Ideal candidate is friendly, patient and comfortable assisting elderly patients into treatment rooms, booking appointments, collecting payments, preparing invoices, managing phone calls, filing, cleaning treatment rooms between appointments, and cleaning the clinic. Must be comfortable using computers. Training will be provided; this job could be a good opportunity for someone with experience in medical reception who is looking for a part-time, low-pressure work environment.

MEDICAL RECEPTION duties

• Welcoming patients into clinic
• Collecting insurance information
• Collecting payments
• Printing receipts upon patient request
• Booking appointments
• Answering phone calls and making appointment reminder calls
• Handling patient communications with professional etiquette
• Escorting patients into treatment rooms
• When needed: Providing assistance with guiding patient into treatment chair, and removing and putting on shoes and socks
• Filing patient charts
• Generating invoices
• Creating, updating and maintaining medical records
• Managing patient check-in and check-out processes
• Maintaining confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA policies
• Assisting with insurance claims (training provided)

MEDICAL ASSISTANT duties (very infrequent, training provided)

• Passing medical instruments to doctor during minor, in-office surgeries
• Sterilizing medical instruments

OFFICE ASSISTANT duties

• Cleaning treatment rooms between appointments - including sweeping nail and skin clippings from floor
• Cleaning clinic - including reception area, treatment rooms, office areas, hallways, bathroom
• Other general office duties including photocopying, printing documents and invoices/receipts, keeping the office tidy

EXPERIENCE

• At least 1 year of reception experience in a health-related field/facility/clinic
• Basic computer skills
• Will be trained to use office electronic medical records program (Simple Practice)
• Familiarity with basic medical terminology preferred and/or willing to learn
• Interest / experience working with elderly population an asset

WORK HOURS: Patient appointments & Clinic cleaning (In-office)

• Clinic hours are as follows: MON 12pm-5:30pm | TUES 8:30am-12:15pm | THURS 8:30am-12:15pm
• Office cleaning - weekly cleaning at candidate's convenience

WORK HOURS: Administrative (In-office AND/OR Work from home)

• Creating and mailing invoices, reviewing insurance payments, updating patient files
• Responding to patient voicemails for 1-2 hrs on Sundays

Pay: $20.00 - $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15.0 – 20.0 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Free parking
• On-the-job training
• Paid training

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $21