What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Receptionist position at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services?
Who We Are:
Established in 1975, Non-Profit Yakima Neighborhood Health Services serves patients in the areas of Behavioral Health, Family Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Vision Care and Pharmacy. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and equity in our communities by providing accessible and integrated health and social services, ending homelessness and offering unique learning opportunities for students of health professions.
Why Work at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services?
YNHS offers great compensation for this position, with starting wage of $20-$23 an hour, along with the high value of employer provided medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement insurances. To support our team, we also provide ten paid holidays, flexible amounts of paid leave and/or cash-out options, and retention bonuses to reward commitment to our mission.
Our Ideal Candidate: We are looking for a team member that is passionate about serving our community of patients, has a great attention to detail and loves working on a team. Some technical requirements for this position are:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish highly preferred.
- Previous customer service experience, healthcare experience is preferred.
- Ability to successfully pass a background check in relation to the position applied for.
Day to Day:
- Greet patients and visitors at the clinic in a prompt, courteous, and helpful manner.
- Identify incoming patients with acute needs and immediately notify medical staff of the concern.
- Check in patients, verify and update necessary information in computer system and on patient forms.
- Review and collect insurance information.
- Calculate charges and collect payments.
- Schedule patient appointments.
- Make reminder calls of upcoming appointments.
- Work closely with other team members and support the clinic with other needs as identified by the supervisor.
Salary : $20 - $23