What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Front Office Specialist (2116) position at US Heart & Vascular?
US Heart and Vascular is in need of a Medical Front Office Specialist to join our team at HeartPlace in Dallas, TX.
Responsibilities:
- Registers all new patients at time of check-in and enters data in computer system.
- Ensures all established patients have updated and accurate demographic information.
- Requests co-pays, patient balances and coinsurance from patients at time of arrival.
- Provide support for all in-coming calls to the clinic.
- Communicates the arrival of patients to the clinical area.
- Successfully completes the pre-certification/pre-authorizations process prior to the patient arrival.
- Prepares charts/paperwork for next day’s patients.
- Supports the check-out process of the clinic. Calculates and totals charge amount; collects co-pays and deductibles, informs patient of the charge for services.
- Supports the scheduling process of the clinic.
- Performs all other duties as required.
Requirements:
- 1 year of medical front desk and customer service experience is required
- Medical assistant experience preferred but not required
- 6 months of EMR experience is required. ECW or Athena preferred.
- 6 months of obtaining prior authorization experience is required
About Dallas/Fort Worth, TX:
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